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endurant

American  
[en-door-uhnt, -dyoor-] / ɛnˈdʊər ənt, -ˈdyʊər- /

adjective

  1. capable of enduring hardship, misfortune, or the like.

Etymology

Origin of endurant

First recorded in 1865–70; endure + -ant

Example Sentences

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Ah! comment oublier l'implacable Fid�s De l'amour maternel endurant le supplice, Orph�e en pleurs qui pour revoir son Eurydice Enhardi par �ros p�n�tre dans l'Hades!

From Masters of French Music by Hervey, Arthur

Its two well-drawn female characters, the courageous hero- ine, and the stern, endurant, yearning mother, show how well Verne could depict the tenderer sex when he so willed.

From The Survivors of the Chancellor by Verne, Jules

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