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   staunch

   /stɔːn(t)ʃ/

   adjective

   • 1. very loyal and committed in attitude: "a staunch supporter of the anti-nuclear lobby"
   • 2. (of a wall) of strong or firm construction: "these staunch walls could withstand attack by cannon"
   • ▪ (of a ship) watertight: archaic "powerful and stanch boats"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘watertight’): from Old French estanche, feminine of estanc, from a Romance base meaning ‘dried up, weary’. Sense 1 dates from the early 17th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. staunchness noun

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