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strength n. the property of being physically or mentally strong; "fatigue sapped his strength"
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strength n. [
military capability, military strength, military posture, posture] capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war; "we faced an army of great strength"; "politicians have neglected our military posture"
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strength n. [
force, forcefulness] physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"
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strength n. [
forte, strong suit, long suit, metier, specialty, speciality, strong point] an asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte"
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strength n. [
persuasiveness] the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty; "the strength of his argument settled the matter"
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