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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:

n. self-possession or imperturbability especially under strain
Etymology: French sang-froid, literally, cold blood
Date: 1750

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