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stamina
/ˈstæmənə/
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What does stamina mean?
noun
- 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.
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noun
- (obsolete) The basic elements of a thing; rudimentary structures or qualities.
- (rare) plural of stamen
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Such men must be of considerable stamina, inasmuch as great demands are made upon their powers of endurance.
It is asserted that they grow too fast, tend to height and slenderness, and do not possess adequate stamina and muscle.
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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.
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.
By the time they are six months old they should have sufficient stamina to enable them to withstand the cold of the succeeding winter.