Definitions

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  • noun A grilled or toasted sandwich made with corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, and either Russian dressing or Thousand Island dressing.
  • proper noun biblical First son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.
  • proper noun biblical One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Reuben.
  • proper noun A male given name.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun (Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel
  • noun a hot sandwich with corned beef and Swiss cheese and sauerkraut on rye bread

Etymologies

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From Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (r'uvén), from רְאוּ (r'ú, "see [masculine plural imperative]") + בֵּן (ben, "son"); its literal meaning is therefore roughly, "See, all: a son!"

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Examples

  • Gloria Reuben is a nationally known environmental activist and a special advisor to The Alliance for Climate Protection.

    Gloria Reuben: A Night in New York Gloria Reuben 2010

  • We’ll never get a description out of her, and the name Reuben is a fiction.

    TOO MANY MURDERS Colleen McCullough 2009

  • Reuben Reuben is an Inuit young man who is an excellent hockey player.

    Literacy 2010

  • Reuben Reuben is an Inuit young man who is an excellent hockey player.

    Members 2010

  • Reuben Reuben is an Inuit young man who is an excellent hockey player.

    Books 2010

  • Reuben Reuben is an Inuit young man who is an excellent hockey player.

    Reviews 2010

  • Paul Reuben is reportedly in the "pre-pre-pre-production" stage of a pair of Pee Wee Herman flicks, one for kids, another for adults.

    JOHNNY DEPP AS PEE WEE HERMAN 2007

  • And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.

    Probably Just One Of Those Funny Coincidences 2006

  • And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.

    Villaraigosa And Nunez Cut And Run - Video Report 2006

  • And Le'ah conceived, and bare a son; and she called his name Reuben: 19 for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.

    Genesis 29. 1999

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