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   Al·tru·ism

   /ˈalˌtro͞oˌizəm/

   

   noun

   • 1. the belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others: "some may choose to work with vulnerable elderly people out of altruism"
   • ▪ behavior of an animal that benefits another at its own expense: "reciprocal altruism"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from French altruisme, from Italian altrui ‘somebody else’, from Latin alteri huic ‘to this other’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. altruist noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • A

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   • L

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   • T

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   • R

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   • U

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   • I

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   • S

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   • M

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