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STAMINA
stamina, staying power, toughness
(noun) enduring strength and energy
STAMEN
stamen
(noun) the male reproductive organ of a flower
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
stamina (usually uncountable, plural staminas)
The energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time; power of sustained exertion, or resistance to hardship, illness etc.
Etymology 2
Noun
stamina pl (plural only)
(obsolete) The basic elements of a thing; rudimentary structures or qualities.
Etymology 3
Noun
stamina
(rare) plural of stamen
Anagrams
• Mantias, Satnami, Tasmina, amastin, animats, manatis, manitas
Source: Wiktionary
Stam"i*na, n. pl.
Definition: See Stamen.
Stam"i*na, n. pl.
1. The fixed, firm part of a body, which supports it or gives it strength and solidity; as, the bones are the stamina of animal bodies; the ligneous parts of trees are the stamina which constitute their strength.
2. Whatever constitutes the principal strength or support of anything; power of endurance; backbone; vigor; as, the stamina of a constitution or of life; the stamina of a State. He succeeded to great captains who had sapped the whole stamina and resistance of the contest. De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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