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stamina |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stamen \Sta"men\, n.; pl E. {Stamens}(used only in the second sense); L. {Stamina}(in the first sense). [L. stamen the warp, a thread, fiber, akin to Gr ? the warp, fr ? to stand akin to E. stand See {Stand}, and cf {Stamin}, {Stamina}.] 1. A thread; especially, a warp thread. 2. (pl. {Stamens}, rarely {Stamina}.) (Bot.) The male organ of flowers for secreting and furnishing the pollen or fecundating dust. It consists of the anther and filament. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stamina \Stam"i*na\, n. pl See {Stamen}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stamina \Stam"i*na\, n. pl 1. The fixed, firm part of a body, which supports it or gives it strength and solidity; as the bones are the stamina of animal bodies; the ligneous parts of trees are the stamina which constitute their strength. 2. Whatever constitutes the principal strength or support of anything power of endurance; backbone; vigor; as the stamina of a constitution or of life; the stamina of a State. He succeeded to great captains who had sapped the whole stamina and resistance of the contest. --De Quincey. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: stamina n : enduring strength and energy [syn: {staying power}, {toughness}]
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