BENEFICIAL
\bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃə͡l], \bˌɛnɪfˈɪʃəl], \b_ˌɛ_n_ɪ_f_ˈɪ_ʃ_əl]\
Definitions of BENEFICIAL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air"
By Princeton University
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tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air"
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By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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Beneficially.
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Conferring benefits; helpful.
By James Champlin Fernald
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Conferring benefit; useful; advantageous.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Advantageous, conferring benefits, profitable; helpful, medicinal.
By Thomas Sheridan
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