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noun, plural gen·er·os·i·ties.
1.
readiness or liberality in giving.
2.
freedom from meanness or smallness of mind or character.
3.
a generous act: We thanked him for his many generosities.
4.
largeness or fullness; amplitude.
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Generosity
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| applicable to all the members of a group |
| to bring into existence |
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Word Origin & History
generosity
mid-15c., "nobility, goodness of race," from L. generositas, from generosus (see generous). Meaning "munificence" is recorded from 1670s.
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