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Definition of Benjamin
1. Noun. Gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation.
2. Noun. (Old Testament) the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel and one of the twelve forebears of the tribes of Israel.
Definition of Benjamin
1. n. See Benzoin.
2. n. A kind of upper coat for men.
Definition of Benjamin
1. Proper noun. (Hebrew male given name) of biblical origin. ¹
2. Proper noun. (biblical character) The youngest of the sons of Jacob and Rachel. ¹
3. Noun. (US slang) A US$100 bill, which bears a portrait of w:U.S. one hundred-dollar bill Benjamin Franklin. Often used in the plural form to indicate large sums of money. ¹
4. Noun. A balsamic resin from the bark of ''Styrax'' trees used in perfumes, incense, and medicine; benzoin resin. ¹
5. Noun. A type of tree which produces benzoin or has similar properties; specifically, ''Styrax benzoin'', ''Lindera benzoin'', or ''Ficus benjamina''; a benjamin tree. ¹
6. Noun. (context: US slang) (alternative form of Benjamin): a US $100 bill. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Benjamin
1. benzoin [n -S] - See also: benzoin
Lexicographical Neighbors of Benjamin
Literary usage of Benjamin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"GSB FORSTER, ED WARD, the elder (1730- 1812), banker and antiquary, the son of
Thomas and brother of Benjamin Forster [qv~\, was born 11 Feb. ..."
2. The Law Reports by Great Britain Court of Chancery, George Wirgman Hemming (1875)
"due from Benjamin on the partnership account, and under the V.-C. If. deed of
June, 1866, as was therein contained; and after reciting 1875 that, ..."
3. Art in America by Frederick Fairchild Sherman (1918)
"Benjamin West, who, upon his arrival in England in 1763, became almost at once a
... 2 The Life, Studies and Works of Benjamin West. By John Gait. ..."
4. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1907)
"What was the ancestry of Benjamin White, and did he render any military or other
... What was the parentage and ancestry of Benjamin Porter, a Revolutionary ..."
5. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Avim (Jos., xviii, 23, Benjamin). Some identify it with Hai. Otherwise unknown.
Avith (Gen., xxxvi, 35; Edom), perhaps in the neighbourhood of the Jebel ..."
6. Transactions by Massachusetts Horticultural Society (1896)
"Mr. Spooner announced the decease of Benjamin P. Cheney, and moved the appointment
of a Committee to prepare an expression of the Society's regard for him. ..."
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