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mag·nan·i·mous (măg-năn'ə-məs)
adj.
  1. Courageously noble in mind and heart.
  2. Generous in forgiving; eschewing resentment or revenge; unselfish.

[From Latin magnanimus : magnus, great + animus, soul, mind.]

magnanimously mag·nan'i·mous·ly adv.
magnanimousness mag·nan'i·mous·ness n.

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