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  • proper noun A nickname of the given name Benjamin.

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Examples

  • Benno is short, cheerful, and a hard worker who is always having to dash off to run an errand for whoever pays him.

    Review: The Juliet Club by Suzanne Harper 2008

  • Benno is short, cheerful, and a hard worker who is always having to dash off to run an errand for whoever pays him.

    Review: Total Constant Order by Crissa-Jean Chappell 2008

  • “I will go to the doctor, or I will call Benno and have him go,” said

    Gänsemännchen. English Jakob Wassermann 1903

  • All four are Germanists, and all four specialize in an obscure German-language novelist called Benno von Archimboldi.

    The Valve Adam Roberts 2010

  • All four are Germanists, and all four specialize in an obscure German-language novelist called Benno von Archimboldi.

    The Valve Adam Roberts 2010

  • All four are Germanists, and all four specialize in an obscure German-language novelist called Benno von Archimboldi.

    The Valve 2010

  • All four are Germanists, and all four specialize in an obscure German-language novelist called Benno von Archimboldi.

    The Valve 2010

  • We begin in familiar territory, with a tale of four literary critics from different European countries who are united both by their promiscuity and their obsession with a cult German novelist called Benno von Archimboldi.

    The Guardian World News 2009

  • The Garten Verein itself is undergoing final repairs, and the array of our favorite dining spots such as Benno's, Eatcetera, Lunch Box, Mario's Italian Seawall, Miller's Landing Seawall Grill, Mosquito Café, Olive Garden, Pho 20, The Spot and several others will celebrate spring and Galveston's recovery with fabulous soups.

    The Daily News - News 2010

  • The Garten Verein itself is undergoing final repairs, and the array of our favorite dining spots such as Benno's, Eatcetera, Lunch Box, Mario's Italian Seawall, Miller's Landing Seawall Grill, Mosquito Café, Olive Garden, Pho 20, The Spot and several others will celebrate spring and Galveston's recovery with fabulous soups.

    The Daily News - News 2010

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