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    tol·er·ance
    [ˈtäl(ə)rəns]
    noun
    tolerance (noun) · tolerances (plural noun)
    1. the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with:
      "the tolerance of corruption" · "an advocate of religious tolerance"
    2. the capacity to endure continued subjection to something, especially a drug, transplant, antigen, or environmental conditions, without adverse reaction:
      "the desert camel shows the greatest tolerance to dehydration" · "various species of diatoms display different tolerances to acid" · "species were grouped according to pollution tolerance"
      • diminution in the body's response to a drug after continued use:
        "the body's tolerance to Ecstasy builds up very quickly"
    3. an allowable amount of variation of a specified quantity, especially in the dimensions of a machine or part:
      "250 parts in his cars were made to tolerances of one thousandth of an inch"
    Origin
    late Middle English (denoting the action of bearing hardship, or the ability to bear pain and hardship): via Old French from Latin tolerantia, from tolerare (see tolerate).
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    noun
    1. the ability or willingness to tolerate something, in particular the existence of opinions or behavior that one does not necessarily agree with:
      Opposite:
    2. the capacity to endure continued subjection to something, especially a drug, transplant, antigen, or environmental conditions, without adverse reaction:
      endurance of
      acceptance of
      resistance to
      immunity to
      nonsusceptibility to
      resilience to
      Opposite:
      • an allowable amount of variation of a specified quantity, especially in the dimensions of a machine or part:
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