| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| longanimity |
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| SYLLABICATION: | lon·ga·nim·i·ty |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  l ng g -n m -t , lông- |
| NOUN: | Calmness in the face of suffering and adversity; forbearance. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English longanimite, from Old French, from Late Latin longanimit s, from longanimis, patient : Latin longus, long; see longitude + Latin animus, mind, reason; see an- in Appendix I.
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