dispassionate

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dis·pas·sion·ate / disˈpashənit/ • adj. not influenced by strong emotion, and so able to be rational and impartial: she dealt with life's disasters in a calm, dispassionate way.DERIVATIVES: dis·pas·sion / -shən/ n.dis·pas·sion·ate·ly adv.dis·pas·sion·ate·ness n.

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