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==Etymology==
==Etymology==
[ad. [[Latin]] gener-sit-t-em, f. gener(o)s-us (GENEROUS.- ad. F. généreux, ad. L. gener{omac}s-us, f. gener-, genus stock, [[race]]; cf. Sp., It. generoso. The senses appear already developed in Fr. and for the most part in Latin.)
[ad. [[Latin]] gener-sit-t-em, f. gener(o)s-us (GENEROUS.- ad. F. généreux, ad. L. gener{omac}s-us, f. gener-, genus stock, [[race]]; cf. Sp., It. generoso. The senses appear already developed in Fr. and for the most part in Latin.)
==Definitions==
==Definitions==
*1. [[Excellence]], [[goodness]] of [[race]]; [[nobility]] of birth or lineage. 15th century Now only archaic
*1. Excellence, [[goodness]] of [[race]]; [[nobility]] of birth or lineage. 15th century Now only archaic
:b. Of [[animals]]: Excellence of breed; the [[spirit]] arising from this. 16th century Obsolete.
:b. Of [[animals]]: Excellence of breed; the [[spirit]] arising from this. 16th century Obsolete.
*3. Readiness or liberality in giving; munificence. 17th century
*3. Readiness or liberality in giving; munificence. 17th century
==See also==
*'''''[[Gift]]'''''
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