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bēst(e
n.
Additional spellings:
beste
197 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) One of the animal kingdom (including man), any living creature (non-vegetable); (b)
best doumb
, a dumb animal;
dedli best, mortel best
, mortal creature;
devine best
, spiritual or Godlike creature…
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