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| be·nef·i·cent [ bə néffiss'nt ] |
adjective |
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1. doing good: doing good or charitable acts
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2. producing benefit: producing benefits or advantages
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| [Early 17th century. < Latin beneficent-, stem of beneficentior "more beneficent" < beneficus< bene "well" + fic-, variant of stem of facere "do"] |
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 be·nef·i·cence noun |
 be·nef·i·cent·ly adverb |
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