munificence
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ə 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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munificent (mjuːˈnɪfɪsənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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Word Origin & History
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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Example sentences
Maliki's electoral munificence underscored the cozy, corrupted relationship between the state and business.
One way to insulate yourself from dubious largess is to accept only small tokens of esteem, not decision-clouding munificence.
It is his munificence that has made the project possible.
The size of the lettering and the space occupied by donors' names corresponds to the scale of their munificence.
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