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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Beneficial \Ben`e*fi"cial\, a. [Cf. F. b['e]n['e]ficial, LL beneficialis.] 1. Conferring benefits; useful; profitable; helpful; advantageous; serviceable; contributing to a valuable end -- followed by to The war which would have been most beneficial to us --Swift. 2. (Law) Receiving, or entitled to have or receive, advantage, use or benefit; as the beneficial owner of an estate. --Kent. 3. King. [Obs.] ``A beneficial foe.'' --B. Jonson Syn: See {Advantage}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: beneficial adj 1: promoting or enhancing well-being; "an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"; "the experience was good for her" [syn: {good}] 2: 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" [syn: {good}, {salutary}]
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