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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin beneficentia.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /be.ne.fiˈsẽ.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /be.ne.fiˈsẽ.sjɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /be.ne.fiˈsẽ.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /be.ne.fiˈsẽ.sjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /be.ne.fiˈsẽ.si.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /be.ne.fiˈsẽ.sja/
- Hyphenation: be‧ne‧fi‧cên‧ci‧a
Noun
beneficência f (plural beneficências)
- beneficence
- charity
- philanthropy
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