April 2007
FORTITUDE

Fortitude:
Courage in pain or adversity
Little Oxford Dictionary 1996

Fortitude:
noun:  strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage
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Fortitude:
Pronunciation:  'for-t&-"tüd, -"tyüd
Function:  noun
Etymology:  Middle English, from Latin fortitudin-, fortitudo, from fortis
Definition: Strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage
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