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bemes

bemes is the plural of beme.

Meaning of beme

Noun

beme (plural bemes)

  1. (historical) A mediaeval trumpet, usually used in hunting or warfare.
    • Heart of lion! sound the beme!
      Sound it into inner lands; […]1789, Thomas Chatterton, William Barrett's History of Bristol, page 641

Questions about bemes

What is bemes the plural of?
Bemes is the plural of beme.

Words near bemes in the dictionary

  1. bemercying
  2. bemerd
  3. bemerded
  4. bemerding
  5. bemerds
  6. bemes
  7. bemesetron
  8. Bemetara
  9. bemete
  10. bemeted
  11. bemetes

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