Benét
[ bih-ney ]
/ bɪˈneɪ /
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noun
Stephen Vincent, 1898–1943, U.S. poet and novelist.
his brother, William Rose, 1886–1950, U.S. poet and critic.
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Benét
/ (bəˈneɪ) /
noun
Stephen Vincent . 1898–1943, US poet and novelist, best known for his poem on the American Civil War John Brown's Body (1928)
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