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ben

1  [ben] Scot.
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–noun
1. the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, esp. when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
–adverb, preposition
2. within; inside.
–adjective
3. inside; inner.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME (Scots); as adv., unexplained var. of late ME bin, ME binne, OE binnan (c. OFris binna, MD, G binnen), equiv. to bi- be- + innan within (cf. in )
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ben

2  [ben]
–noun
the seed of a tropical tree, Moringa pterygosperma, that yields an oil (ben oil) used in manufacturing cosmetics and lubricating delicate machinery.

Origin:
1550–60; < Ar bān

ben

3  [ben]
–noun Scot., Irish.
a mountain peak; high hill: Ben Nevis.
Origin:
1780–90; < ScotGael, Ir beann peak

ben

4  [ben]
–noun (often initial capital letter)
son of (used esp. in Hebrew and Arabic names): Moses ben Maimon.

Ben

  [ben]
–noun
a male given name, form of Benjamin.
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ben   (běn)   
n.  The inner room or parlor of a house with two rooms.
adv.  Inside; within.
prep.  Within.

[Middle English, variant of binne, within, from Old English binnan; see en in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

ben 
"mountain peak" in Celtic place names (esp. of roughly pyramidal peaks standing alone), from Gael. beann, from O.Ir. *benno- "peak, horn, conical point," from PIE base *bend- "projecting point."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
ben
Latin bene (well)
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