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bedeen

bedeen adverb: as a single unit or body; together.

Adverb

bedeen (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) As a single unit or body; together.
    • all bedeen
  2. (obsolete) In order; one after another; in single file.
  3. (obsolete) Immediately; forthwith; quickly; straightway; anon; soon; early on; by and by.

Origin of bedeen

From Middle English bedene, bidene, of uncertain origin. Believed to be a formation of bid-, alteration (perhaps through conflation with Middle English mid (“with”) or with) of bi (“by”) + ene (“once”), from Old English ǣne (“once, at once”), related to Old English ān (“one”), equivalent to be- + one.

Questions about bedeen

What does bedeen mean?
Bedeen means as a single unit or body; together.
What part of speech is bedeen?
Bedeen is an adverb.

Words near bedeen in the dictionary

  1. bedecketh
  2. bedecking
  3. bedeckings
  4. bedecks
  5. bedeem
  6. bedeen
  7. bedegar
  8. bedegars
  9. bedeguar
  10. bedeguars
  11. bedehouse

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