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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
| benison |
| SYLLABICATION: | ben·i·son |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b n  -z n, -sn |
| NOUN: | A blessing; a benediction. |
| ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old French beneison, from Latin benedicti , benedictin-, praising. See benediction.
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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