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BENNY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States comedian known for his timeing and delivery and self-effacing humor (1894-1974)

Synonyms:

Benjamin Kubelsky; Benny; Jack Benny

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

comedian; comic (a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts)

Sense 2

Meaning:

East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil

Synonyms:

benne; benni; benny; sesame; Sesamum indicum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("benny" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Meronyms (parts of "benny"):

benniseed; sesame seed (small oval seeds of the sesame plant)

Holonyms ("benny" is a member of...):

genus Sesamum; Sesamum (tropical African and Indian herbs)

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