/ ˌtɒləˈreɪʃn; NAmE ˌtɑːl-/ noun
[ U ] a willingness to allow sth that you do not like or agree with to happen or continue
SYN tolerance :
religious toleration
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WORD ORIGIN
late 15th cent. (denoting the granting of permission by authority): from French tolération , from Latin toleratio(n-) , from tolerare .