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Definition of: benign
(bi·nīn′) adjective
1. Gracious; generous; kindly.
2. Soft; genial; propitious; mild.
3. Pathol. Of a mild type: opposed to malignant: a benign tumor or disease. See synonyms under BLAND, CHARITABLE, PROPITIOUS. [<OF benigne <L benignus kindly]
—be·nign′ly adverb
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