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Meaning of endurance in English
Pronunciation
/ɪnˈd(j)ʊrəns/
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Noun
endurance
Etymology
late 15th century (in the sense ‘continued existence, ability to last’; formerly also as indurance): from Old French, from endurer‘make hard’ (see endure)
Definitions
1.
the power to withstand hardship or stress
Examples
« the marathon tests a runner's endurance »
2.
a state of surviving
Examples
« remaining alive »