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Benedick
Ben·e·dick
/
ˈbɛn
ɪ
dɪk
/
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[
ben
-i-dik
]
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noun
1.
(in Shakespeare's
Much Ado About Nothing
) the confident bachelor who courts and finally marries Beatrice.
2.
(
lowercase
)
benedict
.
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benedick
noun
a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor)
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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"Beatrice. Will you go hear this news, signor?
Benedick
. I will live in thy heart, die in thy lap and be buried in thy eyes; and moreover, I will go with thee to thy uncle's."
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