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ben·e·fac·tion
 benefaction
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- pronunciation:
- be
n
faek
shn
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
performance of a good deed or good deeds that benefit a person or institution, often a charitable organization.
This community will always remember him for his benefaction, esp. his volunteer efforts that helped out so many children.- similar words:
- benevolence, charity, philanthropy
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| definition 2: |
a gift or donation, esp, to a charitable instititution.
The local church benefitted greatly from the wealthy woman's many benefactions.- similar words:
- alms, charity, philanthropy
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| related words: |
blessing, bounty, donation, favor, turn |
The word benefaction
contains the following part:
-faction, -ification, -efaction
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means act or process of making or becoming
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ification
, -efaction
forms nouns from verbs ending in -ify, -efy, -fy. It is a compound of fac, fic, fec, fact, fect + -ion. The -fy and -efy forms become -efaction
(stupefy, stupefaction); -ify becomes -ification
(magnify, magnification).
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