generose

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See also: generöse

Italian

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Adjective

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generose f pl

  1. feminine plural of generoso

Latin

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Etymology

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From generōsus (“noble, well-born”).

Adverb

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generōsē (comparative generōsius, superlative generōsissimē)

  1. nobly

Usage notes

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  • Only the comparative form is attested in Classical Latin.
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References

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  • “generose”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “generose”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • generose in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)
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