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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Forbearance \For*bear"ance\, n. The act of forbearing or waiting; the exercise of patience. He soon shall findForbearance no acquittance ere day end --Milton. 2. The quality of being forbearing; indulgence toward offenders or enemies; long-suffering. Have a continent forbearance, till the speed of his rage goe? slower. --Shak. Syn: Abstinence; refraining; lenity; mildness. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: forbearance n : good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence [syn: {patience}, {longanimity}] [ant: {impatience}]
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