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Altruistic

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al·tru·ism play_w2(“A0234100″) (ltr-zm)

n.

1. Unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness.
2. Zoology Instinctive cooperative behavior that is detrimental to the individual but contributes to the survival of the species.
[French altruisme, probably from Italian altrui, someone else, from Latin alter, other; see al-1 in Indo-European roots.]
altru·ist n.
altru·istic adj.
altru·isti·cal·ly adv.

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

altruism

Noun

unselfish concern for the welfare of others

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