| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ben·e·fac·tion |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b n  -f k shn, bn-fk- |
| NOUN: | 1. The act of conferring aid of some sort. 2. A charitable gift or deed. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Late Latin benefacti , benefactin-, from Latin benefactus, past participle of benefacere, to do a service : bene, well; see deu-2 in Appendix I + facere, to do; see dh - in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | bene·factive (-t v) —ADJECTIVE
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