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Word: Patience
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin patientia, from patient- ‘suffering’, from the verb pati
ˈpeɪʃns
the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious
Short Definition:capacity to accept problems without becoming annoyed or anxious
Examples:- you can find bargains if you have the patience to sift through the rubbish
- I have run out of patience with her
any of various forms of card game for one player, the object of which is to use up all one's cards by forming particular arrangements and sequences.
Short Definition:card game for one player
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