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Bynamed vs Benamed - What's the difference?

bynamed | benamed |

As verbs the difference between bynamed and benamed

is that bynamed is (byname) while benamed is (bename).

bynamed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (byname)

    • byname

    English

    Alternative forms

    * by-name

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic, historical) A secondary name for a person or thing; a person's surname.
  • (archaic, historical) A nickname.
  • A pseudonym; nom-de-plume.
  • (paganism) A ritual title for a god or goddess used in Heathenry.

    • Synonyms

    * cognomen * sobriquet *

    Verb

    (bynam)
  • (archaic) To assign a byname to.

    • References

    * * Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed., 1989.

    Anagrams

    * English words prefixed with by-

    benamed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (bename)

    • bename

    English

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To swear on oath; to solemnly declare; promise; give.
  • To name; give a name (to); mention by name; nominate; denominate; call.
  • :* "... the only British commander who, in the general estimation, could benamed as his rival in military fame; …'' — "The Annual Register" (edited by Edmund Burke), 1815
  • :* Unfortunately, the planet has been quite too much benamed''', — '''benamed , indeed, out of all recognition. — Percival Lowell, "Mars", 1896
  • :* As though the benamed things carried the longings of humans; — Mervyn Sprung, "After Truth: Explorations in Life Sense", SUNY Press, p71 1994
  • :* In other words, … that 'names' do not 'form' benamed objects but are mere signifiers … — Roy Ascott, "Engineering Nature: Art & Consciousness in the Post-Biological Era", Intellect Books, 2006
  • To name; call; style; describe as.

    • Anagrams

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