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fatigue

Main Entry:: ¹fa·tigue
Pronunciation:: \fə-ˈtēg\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: French, from Middle French, from fatiguer to fatigue, from Latin fatigare; akin to Latin affatim sufficiently
Date:: 1669

1 a: labor b: manual or menial work performed by military personnel cplural : the uniform or work clothing worn on fatigue and in the field2 a: weariness or exhaustion from labor, exertion, or stress b: the temporary loss of power to respond that is induced in a sensory receptor or motor end organ by continued stimulation3: the tendency of a material to break under repeated stress <metal fatigue>

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