"heben" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Middle English ebenif, hebenyf (influenced by Late Latin hebeninus), from Ecclesiastical Latin ebenius (“of ebony”), from Latin hebenus (“ebon tree”), from Ancient Greek ἔβενος (ébenos), from Egyptian hbnj, U13:n-Z4:M3 Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|ebenif}} Middle English ebenif, {{cog|LL.|hebeninus}} Late Latin hebeninus, {{der|en|la|ebenius||of ebony}} Latin ebenius (“of ebony”), {{der|en|la|hebenus||ebon tree}} Latin hebenus (“ebon tree”), {{der|en|grc|ἔβενος}} Ancient Greek ἔβενος (ébenos), {{der|en|egy|hbnj}} Egyptian hbnj Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} heben (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete) Ebony. Tags: obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-heben-en-noun-FkZms1Kt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries
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