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ben

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Noun

  1. A prayer; a petition.
  2. The inner room of a two-room cottage (as opposed to the but); the ben room.
  3. A tree, Moringa oleifera or horseradish tree of Arabia and India, which produces oil of ben.
  4. The winged seed of the ben tree.
  5. The oil of the ben seed.
  6. Son of (used with Hebrew and Arabic surnames).
  7. A Scottish or Irish mountain or high peak.
  8. A benefit (performance to raise funds).
  9. Alternative form of bin.
  10. A US$100 bill, which bears a portrait of Benjamin Franklin. Often used in the plural form to indicate large sums of money.

Preposition

  1. In, into.

Adverb

  1. Inside.

Adjective

  1. Inner, interior.
  2. Alternative spelling of bene; good.

Proper noun

  1. A shortening of the male given name Benjamin or, less often, of Benedict.
  2. The capital city of Ben County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran.
  3. A county of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran.
  4. Alternative form of Beng (“Mande language of Ivory Coast”).

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