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Definition of: benevolent
(bə·nev′ə·lənt) adjective
1. Characterized by benevolence.
2. Kindly, charitable; beneficent. See synonyms under CHARITABLE, GOOD, HUMANE. [<OF benivolent <L benevolens, -entis <bene well + volens, ppr. of velle wish]
—be·nev′o·lent·ly adverb
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