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Definition of beneficent adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

beneficent

adjective

NAmE//bɪˈnɛfəsnt//

(formal)

giving help; showing kindness synonym generous the beneficent powers of Nature

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beneficence

NAmE//bɪˈnɛfəsns//

noun [uncountable]See beneficent in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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