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  • Defined by the American Heritage Dictionary as

n. Coolness and composure, especially in trying circumstances.
[French : sang, blood (from Old French, from Latin sanguis) + froid, cold (from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *frigidus, alteration of Latin fr?gidus)]

  • Defined by the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary as:

Pronunciation: \ˈsäⁿ-ˈf(r)wä\

Function: noun

Etymology: French sang-froid, literally, cold blood

Date: 1750

: self-possession or imperturbability especially under strain

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