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en⋅dur⋅ance

  [en-door-uhns, -dyoor-]
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–noun
1. the fact or power of enduring or bearing pain, hardships, etc.
2. the ability or strength to continue or last, esp. despite fatigue, stress, or other adverse conditions; stamina: He has amazing physical endurance.
3. lasting quality; duration: His friendships have little endurance.
4. something endured, as a hardship; trial.
Origin:
1485–95; endure + -ance

Synonyms:
1. See patience.
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en·dur·ance   (ěn-dŏŏr'əns, -dyŏŏr'-)   
n.  
  1. The act, quality, or power of withstanding hardship or stress: A marathon tests a runner's endurance.
  2. The state or fact of persevering: Through hard work and endurance, we will complete this project.
  3. Continuing existence; duration.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Endurance

En*dur"ance\, n. [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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : endurance
Spanish: resistencia, aguante,
German: die Ausdauer, das Ertragen,
Japanese: 耐久性
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