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bene

Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • See bein.
  • noun See ben.
  • noun See benne.
  • noun An element of some words of Latin origin, meaning well, good, as in benediction, benefit, benevolence, etc.: opposed to male-, mal-.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Zoöl.) A hoglike mammal of New Guinea (Porcula papuensis).
  • noun (Bot.) See benne.
  • noun Archaic A prayer; boon.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A prayer, especially to God; a petition; a boon.

Etymologies

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From Middle English bene, from Old English bēn ("prayer, request, petition, favour, compulsory service"), from Proto-Germanic *bōniz (“supplication”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhā- (“to say, speak”). Cognate with Danish bøn ("prayer"), Swedish bön ("prayer"), Icelandic bæn ("prayer"), Icelandic bón ("request"). Related to ban. See also boon, bee.

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Examples

  • _trattoria_, where a gentleman had spoken _tanto bene, tanto bene_ against religion and the Pope and the priests; there were a few

    Recollections of My Childhood and Youth Georg Morris Cohen Brandes 1884

  • One possibility is that it comes from the Middle English word bene, which means “a prayer” or “a favor” and is related to the more familiar word boon.

    2009 May « Musings from an overworked translator 2009

  • One possibility is that it comes from the Middle English word bene, which means “a prayer” or “a favor” and is related to the more familiar word boon.

    Scripps National Spelling Bee again « Musings from an overworked translator 2009

  • Maturity for fi xed income secu - rities is managed such that suf fi cient liquidity exists to meet near-term bene fi t payment obligations.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • Le foto proibite di una signora per bene, which is available on DVD from Blue Underground as THE FORBIDDEN PHOTOS OF A LADY ABOVE SUSPICION, is only a passable giallo but it is one of the genre's greatest soundtrack albums.

    It's Ennio's Eightieth 2008

  • Le foto proibite di una signora per bene, which is available on DVD from Blue Underground as THE FORBIDDEN PHOTOS OF A LADY ABOVE SUSPICION, is only a passable giallo but it is one of the genre's greatest soundtrack albums.

    Archive 2008-11-09 2008

  • "Fortunately," as Dana describes it, "I got through without any word from the officer; and heard the 'well done' of the mate, when the yard reached the deck, with as much satisfaction as I ever felt at Cambridge on seeing a 'bene' at the foot of a Latin exercise."

    A CLASSIC OF THE SEA 2010

  • N.B. An abbreviation for the Latin phrase nota bene, meaning “note well.

    N.B 2002

  • Cambridge on seeing a 'bene' at the foot of a Latin exercise.

    A Classic of the Sea 1917

  • "Fortunately," as Dana describes it, "I got through without any word from the officer; and heard the 'well done' of the mate, when the yard reached the deck, with as much satisfaction as I ever felt at Cambridge on seeing a 'bene' at the foot of a Latin exercise."

    A Collection of Stories Jack London 1896

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