/ ˈstæmɪnə; NAmE / noun
[ U ] the physical or mental strength that enables you to do sth difficult for long periods of time :
It takes a lot of stamina to run a marathon.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent. (in the sense rudiments, essential elements of something ): from Latin , plural of stamen in the sense threads spun by the Fates.