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stamina

/ˈstæmənə/

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What does stamina mean?

noun

  1. The energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time; power of sustained exertion, or resistance to hardship, illness etc.
More meanings (2)

noun

  1. (obsolete) The basic elements of a thing; rudimentary structures or qualities.
  2. (rare) plural of stamen

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/ˈstæmənə/

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Such men must be of considerable stamina, inasmuch as great demands are made upon their powers of endurance.
Frederick Arthur Ambrose TalbotAeroplanes and Dirigibles of WarProject Gutenberg ebook #793
It is asserted that they grow too fast, tend to height and slenderness, and do not possess adequate stamina and muscle.
Rolf BoldrewoodShearing in the Riverina, New South WalesProject Gutenberg ebook #4221
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If they show no signs of ailing or weakness during that period, it is proof of the proper stamina and vigor.
Edward J. (Edward James) WicksonOne Thousand Questions in California Agriculture AnsweredProject Gutenberg ebook #5152
A short and stunted people is created—a breed strikingly differentiated from their masters’ breed, a pavement folk, as it were, lacking stamina and strength.
Jack LondonThe People of the AbyssProject Gutenberg ebook #1688
By the time they are six months old they should have sufficient stamina to enable them to withstand the cold of the succeeding winter.
Robert LeightonDogs and All about ThemProject Gutenberg ebook #10991