BENEDICT


Meaning of BENEDICT in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' be-n ə - ˌ dikt

Function: noun

Etymology: alteration of Benedick, character in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing

Date: 1821

: a newly married man who has long been a bachelor

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