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benar

benar is the comparative form of bene.

Meaning of bene

Adjective

bene (comparative benar, superlative benat)

  1. (UK, obsolete, thieves' cant) Good.
    • Egad, you carry a bene blink aloft. Come to the ken alone—no! my blowen; did not I tell you I should bring a pater cove, to chop up the whiners for Dawson?1828, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Pelham: or The Adventures of a Gentleman, page 383
    Synonyms:
    good

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Synonyms of benar

Questions about benar

What is benar the comparative form of?
Benar is the comparative form of bene.

Words near benar in the dictionary

  1. benaming
  2. benamis
  3. Benandarah
  4. Benanti
  5. Benantis
  6. benar
  7. Benard
  8. Benardete's paradox
  9. Benards
  10. Benares
  11. Benas

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