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magnanimous — I adjective above meanness, above pettiness, altruistic, beneficent, charitable, chivalrous, elevated, exalted, forgiving, free of pettiness, gallant, generous, great, handsome, high minded, honorable, illustrious, kind, largehearted, liberal,… … Law dictionary
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