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patient

Syllabification: (pa·tient)

Pronunciation: /ˈpāSHənt/

Definition of patient

able to accept or tolerate delays, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious:be patient, your time will come

2 Linguistics the semantic role of a noun phrase denoting something that is affected or acted upon by the action of a verb.

Derivatives

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

Remember that patient ends with -ient.

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