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patience

Syllabification: (pa·tience)
Pronunciation: /ˈpāSHəns/

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Definition of patience

noun

  • 1the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset:you can find bargains if you have the patience to sift through the dross

Phrases

lose patience (or lose one's patience)

become unable to keep one’s temper:even Lawrence finally lost patience with him

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French, from Latin patientia, from patient- 'suffering', from the verb pati

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