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BENET
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• BENET (noun)
The noun BENET has 2 senses:
1. United States poet; brother of William Rose Benet (1898-1943)
2. United States writer; brother of Stephen Vincent Benet (1886-1950)
Familiarity information: BENET used as a noun is rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States poet; brother of William Rose Benet (1898-1943)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Benet; Stephen Vincent Benet
Instance hypernyms:
poet (a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry))
Sense 2
Meaning:
United States writer; brother of Stephen Vincent Benet (1886-1950)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Benet; William Rose Benet
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
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