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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
beckon/ˈbekən/
▶verb make a gesture to encourage or instruct someone to approach or follow.
■ summon in this way.
– origin OE bīecnan, bēcnan, of W. Gmc origin.
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