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[ mag-nuh -nim -i-tee ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌmæg nəˈnɪm ɪ ti / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun, plural mag·na·nim·i·ties for 2 . the quality of being magnanimous.
a magnanimous act.
Origin of magnanimity 1300–50; Middle English magnanimite <Latin magnanimitās. See magnanimous, -ity
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Example sentences from the Web for magnanimity Yet, sadly, neither talent nor ambition cultivates prudence, wisdom, love, or magnanimity .
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In this imagined West Bank, anything the Palestinians “get” will be a reflection of Israeli magnanimity , not Palestinian rights.
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While the hope of compromise lingered, he had gone to the extreme of magnanimity , but the time for conciliation was past.
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From this new perfidy of life taking upon itself the form of magnanimity .
The allusion to magnanimity produced some derisive laughs, which slightly nettled Matthew.
Round the Block | John Bell Bouton
And these reflections would cause his heart to taste once more the sensuous joy of "magnanimity ."
Fathers and Sons | Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
Whether those acts of his are to be ascribed to magnanimity or narrow-mindedness the reader must decide for himself.
Plutarch's Lives, Volume II | Aubrey Stewart & George Long
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British Dictionary definitions for magnanimity Word Origin for magnanimity C14: via Old French from Latin magnanimitās, from magnus great + animus soul
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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