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Patience
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patience
English
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Etymology
From en patience, a virtue name first used by Puritans in the sixteenth century.
Pronunciation
en /ˈpeɪʃəns/
Proper noun
en female English.
en 1929 w:Mazo de la Roche Whiteoaks of Jalna 229 Dundurn Press 2006 1894852249 Meg had named it Patience. "But why?" he had exclaimed, not liking the name at all. "Patience is my favourite virtue," she had replied, "and we can call her Patty for short."
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German
Etymology
Late 18th century. Formally from de fr patience, but the use for a card game is apparently older in German than in French and English.
Pronunciation
de /paˈsjãs/ [paˈsjãːs] [-ˈsjɔ̃ːs] [-ˈsjaŋs] [-ˈsjɔŋs]
de De-Patience.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f
patience, solitaire card game for one player
de uncommon Solitär
de In ihrer Freizeit legt sie Patiencen.