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EbN

Definition: EbN

EbN

Noun

1. The compass point that is one point north of due east.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "EbN" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1832. (references)

 

Abbreviations & Acronyms: EbN

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.

EntrySourceExpressionField

EBN

EnglishEuropean Backbone NetworkN/A

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonym: EbN

Synonym: east by north (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: EbN

Specialty definitions using "EbN": Abou ebn SinaYacoub ebn Laith. (references)

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Modern Usage: EbN

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

Ebn el-hetta (1968)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: EbN

DomainTitle

Books

  • Descripción del reino de Granada bajo la dominación de los naseritas, sacada de los autores árabes, y seguida del texto inédito de Mohammed Ebn Aljathib (reference)

  • Oriental Geography of Ebn Haukal (reference)

  • The Improvement of Human Reason: Exhibited in the Life of Hai Ebn Yokdhan (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: EbN

SubjectTopicQuote

Business

EBN, SDH and DWDM are collectively being used to provide service within the cities, as well as to remote areas. (references)

The STN MAN (Metropolitan Area Networks) and the EBN (European Backbone Network) form the basis of France's telecommunications network. (references)

The expansion of the MAN and EBN will foster technology development and increase online access to areas that would otherwise be inaccessible. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: EbN

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

ebn

42

ebn ozn

8

ebn magazine

3

ebn online

2

citro ebn

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: EbN

Language Translations for "ebn"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Pig Latin

  

ebnay.(various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: EbN

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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: ben, neb.

Words within the letters "b-e-n"

-1 letter: be, en, ne.

 Words containing the letters "b-e-n"
 

+1 letter: bane, bean, been, bend, bene, bens, bent, bine, bone, bren, ebon, nabe, nebs, unbe.

 

+2 letters: baned, banes, beano, beans, began, begin, begun, being, bench, bends, bendy, benes, benne, benni, benny, bents, beton, bines, binge, blend, blent, boned, boner, bones, boney, bonne, bonze, borne, brens, brent, brine, ebons, ebony, inbye, leben, nabes, noble, zineb.

 

+3 letters: absent, ameban, badmen, bagmen, baleen, banded, bander, banged, banger, bangle, banked, banker, banned, banner, bannet, banter, barmen, barren, batmen, batten, baymen, beacon, beaned, beanie, beanos, beaten, beckon, bedamn, bedpan, beduin, begins, begone, behind, beings, beknot, belong, bemean, bemoan, bename, benday, bended, bendee, bender, bendys, benign, bennes, bennet, bennis, benumb, benzal, benzin, benzol, benzyl, berlin, besnow, betons, betony, beyond, bezant, bidden, binate, binder, bindle, binged, binger, binges, binned, biogen, bitten, bizone, blench, blende, blends, blenny, blonde, blunge, bonded, bonder, boners, bonged, bonier, bonked, bonnes, bonnet, bonnie, bonzer, bonzes, borane, boreen, bounce, bourne, bovine, bowmen, brazen, brents, brined, briner, brines, broken, bronze, brunet, bundle, bunged, bungee, bungle, bunked, bunker, bunted, bunter, burden, burned, burner, burnet, burnie, busmen, butane, butene, bygone, byline, byname, byrnie, cabmen, debone, debunk, ebbing, embank, enable, enrobe, entomb, enwomb, graben, henbit, inbred, lebens, milneb, nabbed, nabber, nearby, nebula, nebule, nebuly, newbie, nibbed, nibble, nimble, nobble, nobler, nobles, nubble, nubile, numbed, number, rebind, reborn, sabine, subnet, unable, unbear, unbelt, unbend, unbent, unbred, unrobe, urbane, zinebs.

 

+4 letters: abalone, abdomen, abelian, abeyant, abhenry, abluent, absence, absents, albumen, ambient, ambones, amebean, amoeban, antbear, badness, balance, baleens, balneal, baloney, bandage, bandeau, banders, bandied, bandies, bandore, baneful, bangers, bangles, banjoes, bankers, banners, bannets, banquet, banshee, banshie, banteng, banters, banties, barnier, baronet, baronne, barrens, bartend, baseman, basemen, basenji, basined, basinet, batsmen, battens, bayonet, beacons, beading, beadman, beadmen, beaming, beanbag, beanery, beanies, beaning, bearing, beating, beatnik, becking, beckons, beclown, bedamns, bedding, bedeman, bedemen, bedgown, bedizen, bedouin, bedpans, beduins, bedunce, beechen, beefing, beeline, beeping, begging, begonia, begroan, beguine, behinds, beignet, beknots, belling, bellman, bellmen, belongs, belting, belying, bemeans, bemoans, benamed, benames, benched, bencher, benches, bendays, bendees, benders, bending, beneath, benefic, benefit, benempt, benison, bennets, bennies, benomyl, benthal, benthic, benthos, benumbs, benzene, benzine, benzins, benzoic, benzoin, benzole, benzols, benzoyl, benzyls, bepaint, berline, berlins, besnows, besting, betaine, betaken, bethank, bethink, bethorn, betoken, betting, between, beyonds, bezants, bezzant, bicorne, biennia, bigness, binders, bindery, bindles, bingers, binocle, biogens, biogeny, biplane, birchen, birdmen, bittern, bitumen, bizones, blacken, blander, blanked, blanker, blanket, blarney, blended, blender, blendes, blinded, blinder, blinked, blinker, blintze, blonder, blondes, bluefin, blueing, blunder, blunged, blunger, blunges, blunted, blunter, boatmen, bogbean, bogymen, boloney, bondage, bonders, bondmen, boneset, bonfire, bongoes, boniest, bonkers, bonnets, bonnier, bonuses, bookend, bookmen, boonies, boranes, boreens, borneol, bornite, botonee, bounced, bouncer, bounces, bounded, bounden, bounder, bournes, bovines, bowline, bracken, brained, branded, brander, branned, branner, brazens, brechan, brewing, brinded, brindle, briners, bringer, brinier, brinies, broaden, bromine, bronzed, bronzer, bronzes, browned, browner, brownie, brucine, brunets, buckeen, bugbane, bullpen, bunched, bunches, buncoed, buncoes, bundled, bundler, bundles, bungees, bungled, bungler, bungles, bunkers, bunkoed, bunkoes, bunnies, bunters, burdens, burgeon, burners, burnets, burnies, burthen, bushmen, butanes, butenes, bygones, bylined, byliner, bylines, bynames, byrnies, cabezon, cabined, cabinet, carbine, clubmen, combine, cowbane, deboned, deboner, debones, debunks, dogbane, ebonies, ebonise, ebonite, ebonize, embanks, embrown, embryon, enabled, enabler, enables, englobe, ennoble, enrobed, enrober, enrobes, entombs, enwombs, eobiont, exurban, finable, gobonee, grabens, hambone, henbane, henbits, hipbone, ignoble, ikebana, inbeing, inbreds, inbreed, jawbone, jobname, kerbing, knobbed, lambent, lesbian, linable, lobefin, milnebs, minable, nabbers, namable, nebbish, nebulae, nebular, nebulas, nelumbo, newbies, newborn, newsboy, nibbled, nibbler, nibbles, niblike, nimbler, niobate, nobbier, nobbled, nobbler, nobbles, noblest, nombles, nosebag, notable, nubbier, nubbles, numbers, numbest, numbles, obeying, obscene, ownable, peebeen, pembina, pinbone, prebend, prebind, rebegan, rebegin, rebegun, rebinds, reblend, reboant, rebound, redbone, sabeing, sabines, shebang, shebean, shebeen, snibbed, snubbed, snubber, sorbent, soybean, stibine, subdean, suberin, subline, submenu, subnets, subpena, subrent, subteen, subtend, subtone, subvene, subzone, sunbeam, sunbelt, tenable, tenably, tribune, tunable, turbine, umbones, unbaked, unbased, unbated, unbears, unbelts, unbends, unblest, unboned, unbowed, unboxed, unboxes, unbrace, unbrake, unbroke, unlobed, unrobed, unrobes, unsober, upborne, urbaner, verbena, wannabe, webbing, zebrine.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: EbN


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

45 62 4E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

=

Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

.    -...    -.

Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000101 01100010 01001110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#69 &#98 &#78

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0045 0062 004E

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

396848

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Quotations: Non-fiction
7. Expressions: Internet
8. Translations: Modern
9. Abbreviations
10. Acronyms
11. Anagrams
12. Orthography
13. Bibliography


  

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