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Noun: endurance  in'dûr-un(t)s or en'dûr-un(t)s [N. Amer], in'dyûr-un(t)s or en'dyûr-un(t)s [Brit]
  1. The power to withstand hardship or stress
    "the marathon tests a runner's endurance"
     
  2. A state of surviving; remaining alive
    - survival

Derived forms: endurances

Type of: aliveness, animation, life, living, strength

Encyclopedia: Endurance