benefaction
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əˌfæk
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benefaction (ˌbɛnɪˈfækʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act of doing good, esp by giving a donation to charity |
| 2. | the donation or help given |
| [C17: from Late Latin benefactiō, from Latin bene well + facere to do] | |
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Benefaction
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example sentences
Most of the rest of the money is from the benefaction of corporate interests looking to turn research into dollars.
Once satisfied that the gift would not be wasted, there were no limits to his benefaction.
Here through long years she endeared herself to all with whom she come in contact, and made her life a benefaction to many.
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