Meaning of presence of mind in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Definitions

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  1. Noun

    presence of mind

    Definitions

    1. self-control in a crisis

    Examples

    • « ability to say or do the right thing in an emergency »

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  • « The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character. »
    Albert Schweitzer

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