bene
/B EH1 N AH0/noun
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(now chiefly dialectal) A prayer, especially to God; a petition; a boon.
- 2
(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) Tongue.
- 3
A surname.
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(food) Abbreviation of eggs Benedict, an egg dish [(originally US) A dish consisting of slices of English muffins with poached eggs, ham or bacon and hollandaise sauce.]
- 5
Alternative form of benne (“sesame”). [(chiefly attributive) Sesame.]
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(food) Abbreviation of eggs benedict, an egg dish
adjective
- 1
(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) Good.
verb
- 1
Misspelling of been. [(Southern US or African-American Vernacular) remote past form of be.]
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