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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Remedy \Rem"e*dy\ (r?m"?-d?), n.; pl. {Remedies} (-d?z). [L. remedium; pref. re- re- + mederi to heal, to cure: cf. F. rem[`e]de remedy, rem['e]dier to remedy. See {Medical}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which relieves or cures a disease; any medicine or application which puts an end to disease and restores health; -- with for; as, a remedy for the gout. [1913 Webster] 2. That which corrects or counteracts an evil of any kind; a corrective; a counteractive; reparation; cure; -- followed by for or against, formerly by to. [1913 Webster] What may else be remedy or cure To evils which our own misdeeds have wrought, He will instruct us. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. (Law) The legal means to recover a right, or to obtain redress for a wrong. [1913 Webster] {Civil remedy}. See under {Civil}. {Remedy of the mint} (Coinage), a small allowed deviation from the legal standard of weight and fineness; -- called also {tolerance}. [1913 Webster] Syn: Cure; restorative; counteraction; reparation; redress; relief; aid; help; assistance. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Tolerance \Tol"er*ance\, n. [L. tolerantia: cf. F. tol['e]rance.] 1. The power or capacity of enduring; the act of enduring; endurance. [1913 Webster] Diogenes, one frosty morning, came into the market place, shaking, to show his tolerance. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. The endurance of the presence or actions of objectionable persons, or of the expression of offensive opinions; toleration. [1913 Webster] 3. (Med.) The power possessed or acquired by some persons of bearing doses of medicine which in ordinary cases would prove injurious or fatal. [1913 Webster] 4. (Forestry) Capability of growth in more or less shade. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 5. the allowed amount of variation from the standard or from exact conformity to the specified dimensions, weight, hardness, voltage etc., in various mechanical or electrical devices or operations; -- caklled also {allowance} specif.: (Coinage) The amount which coins, either singly or in lots, are legally allowed to vary above or below the standard of weight or fineness. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] 6. (Biochemistry) the capacity to resist the deleterious action of a chemical agent normally harmful to the organism; as, the acquired tolerance of bacteria to anitbiotics. [PJC] 7. (Immunology) the acquired inability to respond with an immune reaction to an antigen to which the organism normally responds; -- called also {immunotolerance}, {immunological tolerance}, or {immune tolerance}. Such tolerance may be induced by exposing an animal to the antigen at a very early stage of life, prior to maturation of the immune system, or, in adults, by exposing the animal to repeated low doses of a weak protein antigen ({low-zone tolerance}), or to a large amount of an antigen ({high-zone tolerance}). [PJC] {Tolerance of the mint}. (Coinage) Same as {Remedy of the mint}. See under {Remedy}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: tolerance n 1: the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions 2: a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior [syn: {permissiveness}, {tolerance}] [ant: {restrictiveness}, {unpermissiveness}] 3: the act of tolerating something 4: willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others [ant: {intolerance}] 5: a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits [syn: {allowance}, {leeway}, {margin}, {tolerance}] From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]: tolerance /tɔleʀɑ̃s/ tolerance