bedeen

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adverb

As a single unit or body; together.

“all bedeen”

OriginMiddle English bedene ← Old English ǣne →
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Meanings

adverbbedeen (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteAs a single unit or body; together.

    all bedeen

  2. not comparableobsoleteIn order; one after another; in single file.
  3. not comparableobsoleteImmediately; forthwith; quickly; straightway; anon; soon; early on; by and by.

Origin

  1. Old Englishǣne“once, at once”
  2. Middle Englishbedene
  3. Englishbedeen

From Middle English bedene, bidene, of uncertain origin. Believed to be a formation of bid-, alteration (perhaps through conflation with Middle English mid (“with”) or with) of bi (“by”) + ene (“once”), from Old English ǣne (“once, at once”), related to Old English ān (“one”), equivalent to be- + one.

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APA

bedeen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedeen

MLA

“bedeen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedeen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bedeen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedeen.

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