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ENDURANCE
endurance
(noun) the power to withstand hardship or stress; “the marathon tests a runner’s endurance”
survival, endurance
(noun) a state of surviving; remaining alive
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
endurance (countable and uncountable, plural endurances)
The measure of a person's stamina or persistence.
Ability to endure hardship.
(nautical) The length of time that a ship's rations will supply
Synonyms
• thole (obsolete, rare, or regional)
Source: Wiktionary
En*dur"ance, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. endurance. See Endure.]
1. A state or quality of lasting or duration; lastingness; continuance. Slurring with an evasive answer the question concerning the endurance of his own possession. Sir W. Scott.
2. The act of bearing or suffering; a continuing under pain or distress without resistance, or without being overcome; sufferance; patience. Their fortitude was most admirable in their patience and endurance of all evils, of pain and of death. Sir W. Temple.
Syn.
– Suffering; patience; fortitude; resignation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANYMORE
(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
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