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  • 21benefaction — /bɛnəˈfækʃən/ (say benuh fakshuhn) noun 1. the act of conferring a benefit; doing good. 2. the benefit conferred; charitable donation. {Late Latin benefactio} …

  • 22benefaction — n. 1 a donation or gift. 2 an act of giving or doing good. Etymology: LL benefactio (as BENEFIT) …

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  • 23make a benefaction — index bestow Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 24Balliol College, Oxford — Oxford College Infobox name = Balliol College university = Oxford picture = primary colour = #202336 colours = named for = John I de Balliol established = 1263 sister college = St John s College, Cambridge head name = Master head = Andrew Graham… …

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  • 25donation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. contribution, gift, present, benefaction, grant. See giving, liberality. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. contribution, benefaction, gift, endowment; see gift 1 . See Synonym Study at gift . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 26donation — donation, benefaction, contribution, alms are comparable when they denote a gift of money or its equivalent for a charitable, philanthropic, or humanitarian object. Donation is freely used for such a gift {blood donations} {seeking small… …

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  • 27Donaldson's College — Donaldson s School Established Edinburgh 1851 Type School for pupils who are deaf or who have communication difficulties Principal Janice MacNeill Headteacher Mary O Brien Depute Headteacher Carol Binnie …

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  • 28William de Lancaster I — William de Lancaster I, or William Fitz Gilbert, was a nobleman of the twelfth century in Northwest England. He was possibly also referred to as William de Tailboys (de Taillebois) when younger. He is the first person of whom we have any record… …

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  • 29Christakis Zografos — Portrait of Christakis Zografos Born 1820 Qestorat, Ottoman Empire (now in Albania) Died June 19, 1896( …

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  • 30gift — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. present, donation, favor, bounty; contribution, gratuity, tip, largesse; talent, aptitude, ability. See giving, power, skill, liberality. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Something given] Syn. present, donation …

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