"Benham" meaning in English

See Benham in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Benhams [plural]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s}} Benham (countable and uncountable, plural Benhams)
  1. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Benham-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. An unincorporated community in Brown Township, Ripley County, Indiana, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Places in Indiana, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Indiana, USA
    Sense id: en-Benham-en-name-kXv0DafO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 79 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 72 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 75 19
  3. A minor city in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Cities in Kentucky, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Kentucky, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Benham-en-name-eCz~0-lD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Benham's disc, Benham's disk, Benham's top Related terms: Marsh Benham

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Benham's disc"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Benham's top"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
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        "plural"
      ]
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  ],
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        "1": "~",
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      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
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      ],
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          "surname"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
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          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
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        },
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        },
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        ],
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          "Brown",
          "Brown#English"
        ],
        [
          "Ripley County",
          "Ripley County#English"
        ],
        [
          "Indiana",
          "Indiana#English"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        "A minor city in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States."
      ],
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        ],
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          "Harlan County",
          "Harlan County#English"
        ],
        [
          "Kentucky",
          "Kentucky#English"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Benham"
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    "English lemmas",
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    "English uncountable nouns",
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    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Benham's disc"
    },
    {
      "word": "Benham's disk"
    },
    {
      "word": "Benham's top"
    }
  ],
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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      ],
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      ],
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          "surname"
        ]
      ],
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        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
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        "en:Places in the United States",
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      ],
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      ],
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        ],
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        ],
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          "Ripley County#English"
        ],
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          "Indiana",
          "Indiana#English"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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        "en:Cities in the United States",
        "en:Places in Kentucky, USA",
        "en:Places in the United States"
      ],
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      ],
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          "Harlan County",
          "Harlan County#English"
        ],
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          "Kentucky#English"
        ],
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        ]
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      ]
    }
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}

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