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mu·nif·i·cence

  [myoo-nif-uh-suhns]
noun
the quality of being munificent, or showing unusual generosity: The museum's collection was greatly increased by the munificence of the family's gift.
Sometimes, mu·nif·i·cent·ness.
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  • It is his munificence that has made the project possible.
  • The supply is replenished in perpetuity by the munificence of nature.
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munificent (mjuːˈnɪfɪsənt)
 
—adj
1.  (of a person) very generous; bountiful
2.  (of a gift) generous; liberal
 
[C16: back formation from Latin mūnificentia liberality, from mūnificus, from mūnus gift + facere to make]
 
mu'nificence
 
—n
 
mu'nificentness
 
—n
 
mu'nificently
 
—adv

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munificence
early 15c., from M.Fr. munificence, from L. munificentia, from comp. stem of munificus "generous, bountiful, liberal," lit. "present-making," from munus (gen. muneris) "gift or service, duty, office" (see municipal) + unstressed stem of facere "to do" (see factitious).
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