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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

filantrópico

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /fi.lɐ̃ˈtɾɔ.pi.ku/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Philanthropic/ˌfɪl.ənˈθrɒp.ɪk/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O empresário é conhecido pelo seu trabalho filantrópico."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Seeking to promote the welfare of others, typically by generous donations of money to good causes.

    "The billionaire made a philanthropic donation to establish a new medical research center."
  2. 2

    Relating to humanitarianism or charitable practices.

    "Her philanthropic efforts have significantly improved education access in rural communities."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek philanthropia, combining philos (loving) and anthropos (human being). It entered English in the late 17th century through Neo-Latin and French, initially expressing a general love of mankind before narrowing to denote charitable giving and humanitarian acts.

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