"altruistic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌæl.truˈɪs.tɪk/ [UK], /ˌæl.truˈɪs.tɪk/ [US] Audio: en-au-altruistic.ogg [Australia] Forms: altruistic [positive], more altruistic [comparative], most altruistic [superlative]
Etymology: altruist + -ic Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|altruist|ic}} altruist + -ic Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you are altruistic, you help others, even when you do not benefit.
    Sense id: simple-altruistic-en-adj-NehNLV8s
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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