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Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Bene

/bĕn'-ə/ · Ben·e · IPA /biːn/
01 n. See Benne.
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    See Benne.(Bot.) See: Benne
02 n. A prayer; boon.
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    A prayer; boon.[Archaic]
    “What is good for a bootless bene ?” Wordsworth.
03 n. A hoglike mammal of New Guinea (Porcula papuensis).
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    A hoglike mammal of New Guinea (Porcula papuensis).(Zool.)