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deben

Syllables: de·benUK/ˈdɛbɛn/

deben noun: a measure of weight used during the Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, equivalent to about 13.6 grams.

Noun

deben (plural debens or deben)

  1. A measure of weight used during the Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, equivalent to about 13.6 grams.
  2. A measure of weight used during the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, equivalent to 10 kite (about 91 grams).

Proper noun capitalized: Deben

Deben

  1. A river in Suffolk, England, which flows into the North Sea.

Forms of deben

pluraldebens
pluraldeben

Origin of deben

Borrowed from Egyptian dbn.

Questions about deben

What does deben mean?
Deben means a measure of weight used during the Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, equivalent to about 13.6 grams.
What part of speech is deben?
Deben can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce deben?
Deben is pronounced /ˈdɛbɛn/ (UK).
What is the plural of deben?
The plural of deben is debens.

Words near deben in the dictionary

  1. debellatio
  2. debellation
  3. debelled
  4. debelling
  5. debels
  6. deben
  7. debend
  8. debendification
  9. debending
  10. Debendra
  11. debends

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