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Ben
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Ben has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
Ben, [Ar. bān, name of the tree.].
The seed of one or more species of moringa; as, oil of ben. See Moringa. [1913 Webster]
Ben, adv. & prep. [AS. binnan; pref. be- by + innan within, in in.].
Within; in; in or into the interior; toward the inner apartment. [1913 Webster]
The inner or principal room in a hut or house of two rooms; -- opposed to but , the outer apartment. [1913 Webster]
Ben, pl. indic. pr.
An old form of the pl. indic. pr. of Be. [1913 Webster]
Ben, n. [Native name.].
A hoglike mammal of New Guinea (Porcula papuensis ). [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Ben, n. Sc. a high mountain or mountain peak, esp. in names (Ben Nevis).
Ben, n. Sc. an inner room, esp. of a two-roomed cottage.
Etymology
ellipt. use of ben (adv.), = within (OE binnan)
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