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patience Definition


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patience
noun
    1. The ability to endure delay, trouble, pain or hardship in a calm and contained way.
      Thesaurus: forbearance, endurance, perseverance, stoicism, calmness, composure, restraint, cool (slang).
    2. Tolerance and forbearance.
    3. Perseverance.
    4. cards.
      A solo game in which the player, in turning each card over, has to fit it into a certain scheme. Also (US) called solitaire.
Etymology: 13c: French, from Latin patiens, from patientem suffering.



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