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beneficent

Main Entry:: be·nef·i·cent
Pronunciation:: \-sənt\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: back-formation from beneficence
Date:: 1616

1: doing or producing good ; especially : performing acts of kindness and charity2: beneficial

— be·nef·i·cent·ly adverb

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