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longanimity

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lon⋅ga⋅nim⋅i⋅ty

[long-guh-nim-i-tee, lawng-]
–noun
patient endurance of hardship, injuries, or offense; forbearance.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME longanimyte < LL longanimitās patience, equiv. to longanimi(s) patient (long(us) long 1 + anim(us) spirit + -is adj. suffix) + -tās -ty 2


lon⋅gan⋅i⋅mous [long-gan-uh-muhs, lawng-] , adjective
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lon·ga·nim·i·ty   (lŏng'gə-nĭm'ĭ-tē, lông'-)   
n.  Calmness in the face of suffering and adversity; forbearance.

[Middle English longanimite, from Old French, from Late Latin longanimitās, from longanimis, patient : Latin longus, long; see longitude + Latin animus, mind, reason; see anə- in Indo-European roots.]
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