n. Calmness in the face of suffering and adversity; forbearance. [Middle English longanimite, from Old French, from Late Latin longanimitās, from longanimis, patient : Latin longus, long; see LONGITUDE + Latin animus, mind, reason; see anə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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