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Benjamin

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Noun

1. asa dulcis, benjamin, benzoin, gum benjamin, gum benzoin

gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation

2. benjamin

(Old Testament) the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel and one of the twelve forebears of the tribes of Israel

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Benjamin

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noun
1.  another name for benzoin (sense 1)
2.  benjamin bush
noun
1. Old Testament
a. 
the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel (Genesis 35:16–18; 42:4)
b. 
the tribe descended from this patriarch
c. 
the territory of this tribe, northwest of the Dead Sea
2. archaic
a youngest and favourite son
noun
1. 
Arthur. 1893–1960, Australian composer. In addition to Jamaican Rumba (1938), he wrote five operas and a harmonica concerto (1953)
2. (German ˈbɛnɪamin)
Walter (ˈvaltər). 1892–1940, German critic and cultural theorist

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Benjamin

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noun
1. 
a masculine name: dim. Ben, Benny
2.  Bible
a. 
Jacob's youngest son, whose mother was Rachel: Gen. 35:18
b. 
the tribe of Israel descended from him: Num. 1:36
1. 
Judah Philip1811-84; U.S. lawyer: Confederate secretary of state (1862-65)
2. 
Walter1892-1940; Ger. philosopher & critic
noun
benzoin (sense 1)

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Benjamin

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n.
See benzoin.
n.
Slang
1. A one-hundred dollar bill.
2. One hundred dollars.
British-born American politician who served as Confederate secretary of war (1861-1862) and secretary of state (1862-1865).
American architect noted for his books, such as The American Builder's Companion (1806), which popularized Federal and Greek Revival designs throughout New England.
German critic and philosopher whose works include “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction” (1936) and The Arcades Project, a posthumously published study of the origins of modernity.
In the Bible, the younger son of Jacob and Rachel and the forebear of one of the tribes of Israel.

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