STAMINA
\stˈamɪnə], \stˈamɪnə], \s_t_ˈa_m_ɪ_n_ə]\
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of Stamen
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The fixed, firm part of a body, which supports it or gives it strength and solidity; as, the bones are the stamina of animal bodies; the ligneous parts of trees are the stamina which constitute their strength.
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Whatever constitutes the principal strength or support of anything; power of endurance; backbone; vigor; as, the stamina of a constitution or of life; the stamina of a State.
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