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Benton

ben·ton

UK/ˈbɛn.tən/ US/ˈbɛntʌn/ fairly common

noun

1.

United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975)

2.

United States legislator who opposed the use of paper currency (1782-1858)

Origin

From either Old English bēan (“bean”) or *beonet (“bentgrass”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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