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contemporaries |
occuring at the same time. |
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subjugation |
supress, domination |
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magnanimous |
—adjectivegenerous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness: to be magnanimous toward one's enemies.high-minded; noble: a just and magnanimous ruler.proceeding from or revealing generosity or nobility of mind, character, etc.: a magnanimous gesture of forgiveness.Origin: 1575–85; < Latin magnanimus great-souled, equivalent to magn(us) magn- + anim(us) spirit, soul, mind + -us -ous—Related formsmag·nan·i·mous·ly, adverb mag·nan·i·mous·ness, noun un·mag·nan·i·mous, adjective un·mag·nan·i·mous·ly, adverb un·mag·nan·i·mous·ness, noun —Synonyms1. big, liberal, unspiteful. 2. See noble. |
