longaminité
English translation: longanimity
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| French to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | |||||
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|  Selected response from: Cécile Kellermayr Austria Local time: 17:47 | ||||
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| 5 +2 | longanimity |
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| 5 | longsuffering |
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| 5 | forbearance / long-suffering |
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peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2longanimity Explanation: m and n have been mixed up in your text Here's a definition: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. longanimity SYLLABICATION: lon·ga·nim·i·ty PRONUNCIATION: lngg-nm-t, lông- NOUN: Calmness in the face of suffering and adversity; forbearance. ETYMOLOGY: Middle English longanimite, from Old French, from Late Latin longanimits, from longanimis, patient : Latin longus, long; see longitude + Latin animus, mind, reason; see an- in Appendix I. Reference: http://www.bartleby.com/61/88/L0238800.html |
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