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bene
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bene, n.
See Benne. [1913 Webster]
bene, n. [AS. b.].
A prayer; boon. [1913 Webster]
"What is good for a bootless bene ?" [1913 Webster]
bene, n. [Native name.].
A hoglike mammal of New Guinea (Porcula papuensis ). [1913 Webster]
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