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1. (adj.) Lacking in pride; self-effacing. "In accepting the award, the recipient appeared to be humble."2. (adj.) Having nothing to be proud about; poor or of low social standing. "He was a man of humble origins."3. (v) To rebuke or correct pridefulness. "The rich man, so proud of his donation of a few dollars, was humbled by a gift twice the size given by impoverished schoolchildren."

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