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besant, sir
Bes·ant
/
ˈbɛz
ənt
for 1;
bəˈzænt,
older use
ˈbɛz
ənt
for 2
/
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bez
-
uh
nt
for 1;
b
uh
-
zant
,
older use
bez
-
uh
nt
for 2
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noun
1.
Annie (Wood)
1847–1933,
English theosophist.
2.
Sir Walter,
1836–1901,
English novelist.
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Besant
(ˈbɛz
ə
nt, bɪˈzænt)
—
n
Annie
,
née
Wood
. 1847--1933, British theosophist, writer, and political reformer in England and India
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Besant, sir
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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