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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
benevolent/bəˈnevələnt/
▶adjective
- 1 well meaning and kindly.
- 2 (of an organization) serving a charitable rather than a profit-making purpose.
– derivatives
benevolence noun,
benevolently adverb.
benevolence noun,
benevolently adverb.
– origin ME: from OFr. benivolent, from L. bene volent- ‘well wishing’, from bene ‘well’ + velle ‘to wish’.
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