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Word of the Day for Sunday, May 10, 2009munificent \myoo-NIF-i-suhnt\, adjective: Very liberal in giving or bestowing; very generous; lavish. Another munificent friend has given me the most splendid reclining chair conceivable. The fleeting movement of air inside the black tunnel before and after the passage of a train made it a source of refreshment more munificent than a roaring window air conditioner. John Sr.'s paycheck, while hardly munificent, was steady, and frugality did the rest. Munificent is from Latin munificus, "generous, bountiful," from munus, "gift." The quality of being munificent is munificence. | |||||||||
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