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BENET

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States writer; brother of Stephen Vincent Benet (1886-1950)

Synonyms:

Benet; William Rose Benet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

Sense 2

Meaning:

United States poet; brother of William Rose Benet (1898-1943)

Synonyms:

Benet; Stephen Vincent Benet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

poet (a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry))

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