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stamina

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stam·i·na 1  (stm-n)
n.
Physical or moral strength to resist or withstand illness, fatigue, or hardship; endurance.

[Latin stmina, pl. of stmen, thread, thread of life spun by the Fates; see stamen.]

stamina
Noun
energy and strength sustained while performing an activity over a long time [Latin: the threads of life spun out by the Fates, hence energy]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.staminastamina - enduring strength and energy
endurance - the power to withstand hardship or stress; "the marathon tests a runner's endurance"
legs - staying power; "that old Broadway play really has legs"

stamina
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Spanish stamina [ˈstæmɪnə] nresistencia
French stamina [ˈstæmɪnə] nvigueur f, endurance f
German stamina [ˈstæmɪnə] nAusdauer f
Italian stamina [ˈstæmɪnə] nvigore m; resistenza

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I have seen the hearts and stamina of strong men broken, and I have seen other men, by ill-treatment, driven to permanent and howling madness.
I perceived pretty clearly that I had not the stamina either to resist what the captain chose to do to expel me, or to force myself upon Montgomery and his companion.
There stood white lilies with blood-red stamina, skyblue tulips, which shone as they waved in the winds, and apple-trees, the apples of which looked exactly like large soapbubbles: so only think how the trees must have sparkled in the sunshine
 
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