| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| magnanimous |
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| SYLLABICATION: | mag·nan·i·mous |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  m g-nn  -ms |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Courageously noble in mind and heart. 2. Generous in forgiving; eschewing resentment or revenge; unselfish. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Latin magnanimus : magnus, great; see meg- in Appendix I + animus, soul, mind; see an- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | mag·nani·mous·ly —ADVERB
mag·nani·mous·ness —NOUN
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