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salutary definition

salu·tary (sal′yo̵o ter′ē)

adjective

  1. promoting or conducive to health; healthful
  2. promoting or conducive to some good purpose; beneficial

Etymology: < Fr or L: Fr salutaire < L salutaris < salus (gen. salutis), health: see safe

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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