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beneficent

adj.
US //ˌbɛnəˈfɪʃənt// UK //bˈɛnɪfˌɪsənt// benef·i·cent
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From Latin beneficens, beneficent-, from bene (“well, good”) + -ficens, combining form from faciens, present participle of facere (“to make or do”). Compare English beneficence.

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