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Word: Stoic
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: via Latin from Greek stōïkos, from stoa (with reference to Zeno's teaching in the Stoa Poikilē or Painted Porch, at Athens)
ˈstəʊɪk
a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining.
Short Definition:person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining
a member of the ancient philosophical school of Stoicism.
Short Definition:member of ancient philosophical school of Stoicism
Word: Stoic
Speech Type: Adjective
ˈstəʊɪk
- a look of stoic resignation
of or belonging to the Stoics or their school of philosophy
Short Definition:of or belonging to Stoics or their school of philosophy
Examples:- the Stoic philosophers
- Seneca preached Stoic abstinence
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