"boon and bane" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: boons and banes [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪn Head templates: {{en-noun|boons and banes}} boon and bane (plural boons and banes)
  1. Something that is both a benefit and an affliction. Synonyms: a boon and a bane Related terms: a blessing and a curse, double-edged sword Translations (both a benefit and an affliction): siunaus ja kirous (Finnish), Segen und Fluch (German), Fluch und Segen (German), nimet u ağm (Zazaki)
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "siunaus ja kirous"
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