Etymology

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Today it means: A figure of speech in which the speaker shows mercy, clemency, or forgiveness to an adversary or offender, often in a context of having suffered injury or injustice. Full definition →

Ancient Greek συγγνώμη
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσυγγνώμη“forgiveness, pardon”
  2. English todaysyngnome

From Ancient Greek συγγνώμη (sungnṓmē, “forgiveness, pardon”), from σύν (sún, “with, together”) + γνώμη (gnṓmē, “judgment, understanding”) .

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