"Ben" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /bɛn/, /bɪn/ [pin-pen-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ben.wav [Southern-England], En-au-Ben.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ɛn, -ɪn Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ben
  1. A shortening of the male given name Benjamin or, less often, of Benedict. Categories (topical): English diminutives of male given names Derived forms: Ben Hill County, Big Ben
    Sense id: en-Ben-en-name-45Zq1PTI Disambiguation of English diminutives of male given names: 58 12 10 12 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 24 25 25 15 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 26 24 17 20 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /bɛn/, /bɪn/ [pin-pen-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ben.wav [Southern-England], En-au-Ben.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ɛn, -ɪn Etymology templates: {{wp|Ben, Iran}} Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Ben
  1. The capital city of Ben County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran. Categories (place): Capital cities, Cities in Iran, Places in Iran Translations (city in Iran): بن (ben) (Persian)
    Sense id: en-Ben-en-name-ljSME6mz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 24 25 25 15 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 26 24 17 20 13 Disambiguation of 'city in Iran': 70 30
  2. A county of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran. Categories (place): Counties of Iran, Places in Iran
    Sense id: en-Ben-en-name-jdm~ZK5J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 24 25 25 15 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 26 24 17 20 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

IPA: /bɛn/, /bɪn/ [pin-pen-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ben.wav [Southern-England], En-au-Ben.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ɛn, -ɪn Head templates: {{en-prop}} Ben
  1. Alternative form of Beng (“Mande language of Ivory Coast”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Beng (extra: Mande language of Ivory Coast)
    Sense id: en-Ben-en-name-69Ckt~nO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 24 25 25 15 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 26 24 17 20 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /bɛn/, /bɪn/ [pin-pen-merger] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ben.wav [Southern-England], En-au-Ben.ogg [Australia] Forms: Bens [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛn, -ɪn Head templates: {{en-noun}} Ben (plural Bens)
  1. (US, slang) A US$100 bill, which bears a portrait of Benjamin Franklin. Often used in the plural form to indicate large sums of money. Tags: US, slang Synonyms: Ben Franklin, Benjamin, Benjamin Franklin, Franklin
    Sense id: en-Ben-en-noun-wHp0hCYA Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 24 25 25 15 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 26 24 17 20 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "word": "Ben Franklin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Benjamin"
    },
    {
      "word": "Benjamin Franklin"
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    {
      "word": "Franklin"
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}

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      "code": "fa",
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      "roman": "ben",
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      "word": "بن"
    }
  ],
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}

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