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endurance

/ɪnˈdʊɹəns/ noun B2
  1. The measure of a person's stamina or persistence. (countable, uncountable) · He has great endurance: he ran a marathon and then cycled home.
  2. An ability to endure hardship. (countable, uncountable)
  3. The length of time that a ship's rations will supply. (countable, uncountable)

Plural endurances

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Dantès was almost glad of this affray, and almost pleased at being wounded, for they were rude lessons which taught him with what eye he could view danger, and with what endurance he could bear suffering.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 240 · C1
He sailed south with a brave crew on a ship named Endurance.
The Great Leader Ernest Shackleton, p. 1 · B1
Working in the mountains was incredibly demanding and required sheer physical endurance.
The Railroad Across America, p. 1 · B2
This format requires incredible physical endurance and sharp mental focus from every single athlete.
The Ashes: A Historic Cricket Rivalry, p. 1 · B2

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