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benjamin

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"C-note"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈbɛnd͡ʒəmɪn/Part of speech nounSorted abeijmnnStarts with BEnds with N1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation

Word origin

From benzoin, modified by folk etymology to match the name Benjamin.

Used in a sentence

  • something which is not long enough to constitute a benjamin, and too long for a dress coat or spencer
  • And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin.
  • What about the youngest child - the Benjamin - the child of its parents' mature strength and charity, always better treated than the unfortunate eldest children of their youthful ignorance and wilfulness?

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