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   Mu·nif·i·cent

   /myo͞oˈnifəs(ə)nt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a gift or sum of money) larger or more generous than is usual or necessary: "a munificent gesture"
   • ▪ (of a person) very generous.

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin munificent- (stem of munificentior, comparative of munificus ‘bountiful’), from munus ‘gift’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. munificently adverb

   Scrabble Points: 17

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