"Good Thing" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Good Things [plural]
Etymology: In this spelling from 1066 and All That: A Memorable History of England, comprising all the parts you can remember, including 103 Good Things, 5 Bad Kings and 2 Genuine Dates, by W. C. Sellar and R. J. Yeatman, 1930. Head templates: {{en-noun|head=Good Thing}} Good Thing (plural Good Things)
  1. (informal) Something that is conventionally accepted as good beyond doubt. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Good_Thing-en-noun-s2NtjULb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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