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- [ben-juh-muh-nahyt]
- /ˈbɛn dʒə məˌnaɪt/
- /bˈendʒəmˌɪnaɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ben-juh-muh-nahyt]
- /ˈbɛn dʒə məˌnaɪt/
Definitions of benjaminite word
- noun benjaminite a member of the tribe of Benjamin. 1
- noun benjaminite (mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing bismuth, copper, lead, silver, and sulfur. 0
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Origin of benjaminite
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15; Benjamin + -ite1
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Parts of speech for Benjaminite
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
benjaminite popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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