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ebben

Pronunciation: /ˈɛbə(n)/

“ebben” is a Dutch word. Its 3 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to ebb, to recede (especially of tides)

noun

  1. ebony (wood)

adjective

  1. ebony (made of ebony wood)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ebben, from Old Dutch *ebbon, from Proto-West Germanic *abbjōn.

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