/ ˈbaʊntiəs; NAmE / adjective
( formal or literary ) giving very generously
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French bontif , -ive benevolent (from bonte bounty ), on the pattern of plenteous .
/ ˈbaʊntiəs; NAmE / adjective
( formal or literary ) giving very generously
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French bontif , -ive benevolent (from bonte bounty ), on the pattern of plenteous .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005