kind, generous, and forgiving, especially toward an enemy or a rival a magnanimous gesture He was magnanimous in defeat and praised his opponent's skill.
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NAmE//ˌmæɡnəˈnɪmət̮i//
noun [uncountable] She accepted the criticism with magnanimity. adverbSee magnanimous in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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