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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Benedict \Ben"e*dict\, Benedick \Ben"e*dick\, n. [From Benedick, one of the characters in Shakespeare's play of ``Much Ado about Nothing.''] A married man, or a man newly married. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Benedict \Ben"e*dict\, a. [L. benedictus, p. p. of benedicere to bless. See {Benison}, and cf {Bennet}.] Having mild and salubrious qualities. [Obs.] --Bacon. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Benedict n 1: Italian monk who founded the Benedictine order about 540 (480-547) [syn: {Benedict}, {Saint Benedict}] 2: a newly married man (especially one who has long been a bachelor) [syn: {benedick}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Benedict, KS (city, FIPS 6000) Location: 37.62470 N, 95.74190 W Population (1990): 16 (11 housing units) Area: 0.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 66714 Benedict, ND (city, FIPS 5980) Location: 47.83054 N, 101.08373 W Population (1990): 52 (30 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 58716 Benedict, NE (village, FIPS 4195) Location: 41.00662 N, 97.60678 W Population (1990): 230 (95 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68316
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