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  • 51charity — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Kindness] Syn. benevolence, magnanimity, compassion; see kindness 1 , mercy 1 , tolerance 1 . 2. [An organization to aid the needy] Syn. charitable institution, philanthropy, foundation, fund, welfare organization,… …

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  • 52liberal — adj 1 Liberal, generous, bountiful, bounteous, openhanded, munificent, handsome are applied to a person or to his deeds or utterances and mean showing or revealing a spirit of giving freely and without stint. Liberal suggests openhandedness or… …

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  • 53μεγαλονοίας — μεγαλονοίᾱς , μεγαλόνοια magnanimity fem acc pl μεγαλονοίᾱς , μεγαλόνοια magnanimity fem gen sg (attic doric aeolic) …

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  • 54largess — noun 1. a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously • Syn: ↑largesse • Hypernyms: ↑gift 2. liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit • Syn: ↑munificence, ↑ …

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  • 55munificence — noun liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit • Syn: ↑largess, ↑largesse, ↑magnanimity, ↑openhandedness • Derivationally related forms: ↑openhanded (for: ↑openhand …

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  • 56openhandedness — noun liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit • Syn: ↑munificence, ↑largess, ↑largesse, ↑magnanimity • Derivationally related forms: ↑openhanded, ↑magnanimous (for …

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  • 57parvanimity — ˌpärvəˈniməd.ē noun ( es) Etymology: parv + animity (as in magnanimity) : the quality or state of having a little or ignoble mind : meanness opposed to magnanimity …

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  • 58mag|na|nim|i|ty — «MAG nuh NIHM uh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. magnanimous nature or quality; nobility of soul or mind: »The soldiers showed magnanimity by treating their prisoners well. Magnanimity in politics is not seldom the truest wisdom (Edmund Burke).… …

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  • 59Declaration of Independence — Declaration of Independence, n. (Amer. Hist.) The document promugated, July 4, 1776, by the leaders of the thirteen British Colonies in America that they have formed an independent country. See note below. [PJC] Note: The Declaration of… …

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  • 60Elective franchise — Franchise Fran chise (? or ?; 277), n. [F., fr. franc, fem. franche, free. See {Frank}, a.] 1. Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. (LAw) A particular privilege conferred by grant from a… …

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