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endowment Noun 1. the money given to an institution, such as a hospital 2. a natural talent or quality
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endowment noun 1. provision, fund, funding, award, income, grant, gift, contribution, revenue, subsidy, presentation, donation, legacy, hand-out, boon, bequest, stipend, bestowal, benefaction, largesse or largess, koha N.Z. noun 2. (usually plural) talent, power, feature, quality, ability, gift, capacity, characteristic, attribute, qualification, genius, faculty, capability, flair, aptitude Translations How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| In this contention, nature may seem to some to have come off victorious, as she bestowed on him many gifts, while fortune had only one gift in her power; but in pouring forth this, she was so very profuse, that others perhaps may think this single endowment to have been more than equivalent to all the various blessings which he enjoyed from nature. Many hours of work were required, however, in spite of his unusual high endowment of intelligence. Bright's audacity (so far as that endowment might avail) had enabled him to take full advantage of whatever capabilities they offered. |
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