Ben

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[edit] English

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Ben

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Benjamin or, less often, of Benedict.

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Ben (plural Bens)

  1. (US, slang) A US$100 bill, which bears a portrait of Benjamin Franklin. Often used in the plural form to indicate large sums of money.

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Ben

  1. A male given name, short for Benjamin.


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[edit] Etymology

From Old Saxon bēn, from Proto-Germanic *bainan. Cognate with English bone, see there for more information.

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  • IPA: /bɛɪ̯n/

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Ben m. (plural Bener or Benen)

  1. leg

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Ben n.

  1. bone as a material
  2. an indiscriminate number of bones, a skeleton or skeletons

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