ben´e|fi´ci|a´tion
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ben|e|fi|ci|ate — «BEHN uh FIHSH ee ayt», transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. to remove impurities from (an ore) and prepare for smelting or other processes; refine. –ben´e|fi´ci|a´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
ben — ac·cum·ben·cy; ami·no·ben·zo·ate; ami·no·ben·zo·ic; Ben·a·dryl; ben·ben; ben·ben; ben; ben·der; ben·dy; ben·e·dic·tin·ism; ben·e·dic·tion; ben·e·dic·tive; ben·e·dic·to·ry; ben·e·dict s; ben·e·dight; ben·e·fact; ben·e·fac·tion; ben·e·fac·tor;… … English syllables
Ben|e|dic|tion — «BEHN uh DIHK shuhn», noun. 1. a) the asking of God s blessing at the end of a religious service: »The priest stood before the couple and gave the benediction at the end of the marriage ceremony. b) the form or ritual of this invocation. 2. a)… … Useful english dictionary
ben|e|dic|tion — «BEHN uh DIHK shuhn», noun. 1. a) the asking of God s blessing at the end of a religious service: »The priest stood before the couple and gave the benediction at the end of the marriage ceremony. b) the form or ritual of this invocation. 2. a)… … Useful english dictionary
ben|e|dic|tion|al — «BEHN uh DIHK shuh nuhl», adjective. = benedictive. (Cf. ↑benedictive) … Useful english dictionary
ben|e|fac|tion — «BEHN uh FAK shuhn», noun. 1. a doing good; kindly or generous action; beneficence. 2. a gift for charity; help given for any good purpose. ╂[< Latin benefactiō, ōnis < bene facere do well] … Useful english dictionary
ges|tic|u|la|tion — «jehs TIHK yuh LAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of making lively or excited gestures: »Argument and rhetorical gesticulation are everywhere (Atlantic). 2. a lively or excited gesture: »They fell into a magical dance, full of preposterous change and… … Useful english dictionary
pre|con|di|tion — «PREE kuhn DIHSH uhn», noun, verb. –n. a condition required to be fulfilled beforehand: prerequisite: »Nonconformity is the basic precondition of art, as it is the precondition of good thinking (Ben Shahn). –v.t. to condition beforehand: »For a… … Useful english dictionary
pro|nun|ci|a|tion — «pruh NUHN see AY shuhn», noun. 1. a way of pronouncing: »a foreign pronunciation. This book gives the pronunciation of each main word. The British pronunciation of “been” is (bēn). 2. the act of making the sounds of words; speaking; pronouncing; … Useful english dictionary
