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mag·nan·i·mous 
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| 1. | generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness: to be magnanimous toward one's enemies. |
| 2. | high-minded; noble: a just and magnanimous ruler. |
| 3. | proceeding from or revealing generosity or nobility of mind, character, etc.: a magnanimous gesture of forgiveness. |
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magnanimousness
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adj.
[From Latin magnanimus : magnus, great; see meg- in Indo-European roots + animus, soul, mind; see anə- in Indo-European roots.] mag·nan'i·mous·ly adv., mag·nan'i·mous·ness n. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
| magnanimousness | |
noun | |
| the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct [syn: nobility] |
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