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en·dur·ance
 endurance
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- pronunciation:
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rihns
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the act, condition, or capacity of functioning under prolonged stress.
Great physical endurance is needed to run a marathon.Difficult times test our endurance, but we will make it through this.Their mother's endurance of the hardships in her life was something her adult children could only wonder at.
- similar words:
- stamina, strength, tolerance
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| definition 2: |
the capacity to last or persevere, or the condition or fact of lasting or persevering.
The endurance of painful memories is something that plagues people who have experienced trauma.- similar words:
- stamina, strength, tolerance
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| related words: |
forbearance, muscle, patience, vitality |
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