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benedick

benedick noun: a recently married man, especially one who has long held out against marriage.

Noun

benedick (plural benedicks)

  1. A recently married man, especially one who has long held out against marriage.

Forms of benedick

pluralbenedicks

Origin of benedick

From the character in William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.

Questions about benedick

What does benedick mean?
Benedick means a recently married man, especially one who has long held out against marriage.
What part of speech is benedick?
Benedick is a noun.
What is the plural of benedick?
The plural of benedick is benedicks.

Words near benedick in the dictionary

  1. Benedeks
  2. benedeniine
  3. benedeniines
  4. benedicite
  5. benedicites
  6. benedick
  7. benedicks
  8. benedict
  9. Benedict Arnold
  10. Benedict Arnolds
  11. Benedict College

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