boon and bane

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boon and bane

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noun boons and banes · a boon and a bane

  1. countable, idiomatic, uncountable Something that is both a benefit and an affliction.

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noun both a benefit and an affliction

DeutschSegen und Fluch, Fluch und Segen

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@misc{boon_and_bane_2026,
  title = {boon and bane},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/boon%20and%20bane},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}