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Meaning of bain | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
/beɪn/

Definitions

  1. A surname.
  2. A bath.
    obsolete
  3. A locality in Cypress County, Alberta, Canada.
  4. A river in Lincolnshire, England, which flows south to the River Witham.
  5. A short river in North Yorkshire, England, which joins the River Ure near Bainbridge.

Examples

“THus was sir Tramtryst longe there wel cherysshed / with the kynge and the quene /[…]/ So vpon a daye / the quene and la beale Isoud made a bayne for syre Tramtryst / And whan he was in his bayne / the quene and Isoud her doughter romed vp & doune in the chamber / and there whyles Gouernail and Heles attendyd vpon Tramtryst”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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