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Big Ben

 
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–noun
the bell in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament in London, England.
Origin:
1890–95
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Big Ben

The popular name for the huge clock mounted in a tower near the meeting place of the British Parliament in London. Big Ben strikes the quarter-hour with the familiar Westminster chimes.

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

Big Ben 
clock in the Parliament tower in London, named for Sir Benjamin Hall, first commissioner of works, under whose supervision the bell was cast.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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