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Big Ben

English

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The Clock Tower, popularly called Big Ben

Etymology

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Disputed, possibly after Sir Benjamin Hall, who oversaw the installation of the Great Bell, or after English boxer Ben Caunt.

Proper noun

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Big Ben

  1. The hour bell in the Elizabeth Tower (formerly known as the Clock Tower), adjacent to the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, United Kingdom.
  2. (by metonymy) The clock tower itself.
    • 2015, Dorothea Benton Frank, Carolina Girls:
      He pulled up his sleeve and there on his scrawny arm hung a Rolex the size of Big Ben.

Usage notes

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  • The name Big Ben officially refers to the bell, but is almost invariably used to refer to the London landmark itself. The landmark is officially called Elizabeth Tower.

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Big Ben.

Proper noun

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Big Ben m

  1. Big Ben (the hour bell in London)
  2. (by extension) Big Ben (the clocktower itself)

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English Big Ben.

Proper noun

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Big Ben m

  1. Big Ben (the hour bell in London)

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Big Ben.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌbiɡ ˈben/ [ˌbiɣ̞ ˈβ̞ẽn]

Proper noun

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Big Ben m

  1. Big Ben (the hour bell in London)
  2. (by extension) Big Ben (the clocktower itself)
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