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BENTON
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• BENTON (noun)
The noun BENTON has 2 senses:
1. United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975)
2. United States legislator who opposed the use of paper currency (1782-1858)
Familiarity information: BENTON used as a noun is rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Benton; Thomas Hart Benton
Instance hypernyms:
painter (an artist who paints)
Sense 2
Meaning:
United States legislator who opposed the use of paper currency (1782-1858)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Benton; Old Bullion; Thomas Hart Benton
Instance hypernyms:
legislator (someone who makes or enacts laws)
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