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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Munificence  \Mu*nif"i*cence\,  n.  [Cf.  L.  munire  to  fortify.] 
  Means  of  defense;  fortification.  [Obs.]  --Spenser. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Munificence  \Mu*nif"i*cence\,  n.  [L.  munificentia:  cf  F. 
  munificence.] 
  The  quality  or  state  of  being  munificent;  a  giving  or 
  bestowing  with  extraordinary  liberality;  generous  bounty; 
  lavish  generosity. 
 
  The  virtues  of  liberality  and  munificence.  --Addison. 
 
  Syn:  Benevolence;  beneficence;  liberality;  generosity; 
  bounty;  bounteousness.  See  {Benevolence}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  munificence 
  n  :  extremely  liberal  generosity  of  spirit  [syn:  {largess},  {largesse}, 
  {magnanimity},  {openhandedness}] 




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