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Today's Word "munificent"

Very liberal in giving on

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munificent \myoo-NIF-i-suhnt\(adjective) - Very liberal in giving or bestowing; very generous; lavish.

"Just when it seemed the station was about to close forever, a munificent benefactor bestowed sufficient funds for its operation well into the next decade."

 

Munificent is from Latin munificus, "generous, bountiful," from munus, "gift." The quality of being munificent is munificence.


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