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LONGANIMOUS

\ləŋɡˈanɪməs], \ləŋɡˈanɪməs], \l_ə_ŋ_ɡ_ˈa_n_ɪ_m_ə_s]\

Definitions of LONGANIMOUS

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2011 - English Dictionary Database

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showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment; "seemly and forbearing...yet strong enough to resist aggression"; "was longanimous in the face of suffering"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment; "seemly and forbearing...yet strong enough to resist aggression"; "was longanimous in the face of suffering"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

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