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cence — acau·les·cence; ac·cres·cence; ac·qui·es·cence; ad·ja·cence; ad·o·les·cence; ad·u·la·res·cence; al·ka·les·cence; an·o·do·lu·mi·nes·cence; ar·bo·res·cence; be·nef·i·cence; cal·o·res·cence; can·des·cence; cath·o·do·flu·o·res·cence;… … English syllables
nef — be·nef·ic; be·nef·i·cence; be·nef·i·cent; ga·nef; nef; nef·fy; be·nef·i·cent·ly; … English syllables
beneficence — be·nef·i·cence … English syllables
BE — BE; Be; be·ant; be·aproned; be·a·ta; be·a·tif·ic; be·a·tif·i·cate; be·at·i·fi·ca·tion; be·at·i·fy; be·at·i·tude; be·a·tus; be·bee·rine; be·bee·ru; be·bi·za·tion; be·bop; be·bop·per; be·bouldered; be·bung; be·call; be·calm; be·card; be·casse;… … English syllables
beneficent — be|nef|i|cent [ bə nefısənt ] adjective FORMAL doing things that are intended to help people ╾ be|nef|i|cence [ bə nefısnt ] noun uncount ╾ be|nef|i|cent|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Beneficence — Be*nef i*cence, n. [L. beneficentia, fr. beneficus: cf. F. b[ e]n[ e]ficence. See {Benefice}.] The practice of doing good; active goodness, kindness, or charity; bounty springing from purity and goodness. [1913 Webster] And whose beneficence no… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beneficence — be•nef•i•cence [[t]bəˈnɛf ə səns[/t]] n. 1) the quality or state of being beneficent 2) benefaction • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME < L … From formal English to slang
