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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin magnanimus, from magnus (“great”) + animus (“soul, mind”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ma.ɡiˈnɐ̃.ni.mu/, /maɡˈnɐ̃.ni.mu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /maɡˈnɐ.ni.mo/, /ma.ɡiˈnɐ.ni.mo/
- Hyphenation: mag‧nâ‧ni‧mo
Adjective
magnânimo (feminine magnânima, masculine plural magnânimos, feminine plural magnânimas)
- magnanimous (noble and generous in spirit)
- Synonyms: grande, digno
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