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well-be⋅ing

[wel-bee-ing]
–noun
a good or satisfactory condition of existence; a state characterized by health, happiness, and prosperity; welfare: to influence the well-being of the nation and its people.

Origin:
1605–15
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well-be·ing   (wěl'bē'ĭng)
n.  The state of being healthy, happy, or prosperous; welfare.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

well-being 
1613, from well (adv.) + gerundive of be.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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