patient
- Adjective. content to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting; not bothered with having to wait; not unwilling to wait.
- Noun. A person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person.
- Noun. (linguistics, grammar) The noun or noun phrase that is semantically on the receiving end of a verb's action.
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