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US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bi nām′)

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

be•name (bi nām′),USA pronunciation v.t., -named;
-named, -nempt, or -nempt•ed;
-nam•ing. [Obs.]

to name;
call by name.

bef. 1000; Middle English; see be-, name; replacing Old English benemnan; akin to German benennen, Swedish benämna

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