Meanings
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adj
Helpful and good for someone or something.
Recycling can be beneficial to the environment.
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beneficially
Derived forms
beneficialitybeneficiallybeneficialnesscardiobeneficialnonbeneficialrenobeneficialunbeneficial
Etymology
From Late Latin beneficiālis (“beneficial”), from Latin beneficium (“benefit, favor, kindness”).
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