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toleration

n.
US //ˌtɑɫɝˈeɪʃən// UK //tˌɒləɹˈeɪʃən// tol·er·a·tion Archaic
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Origin

From Middle French toleration, from Latin tolerātiōnem, accusative singular of tolerātiō, from the verb tolerō (“I tolerate”). Compare tolerance.

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