| Front | longanimity \long-guh-NIH-muh-tee\ |
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| Back | noun Calmness in the face of suffering and adversity; Forbearance. [Middle English longanimite, from Old French, from Late Latin longanimitas, from longanimis, patient : Latin longus, long + Latin animus, mind, reason.] "In line with the integrity of a true warrior, he faced the imposition of this terrible condition with dignity and longanimity ...." - Obituaries / Paid Death Notices, Newsday, 2 Apr 1999. |
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