| NOUN | act | pains, striving, nisus, strain | an effortful attempt to attain a goal / goal |
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| Sounds | pey'nz | |
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| Rhymes | chains ... remains: 7 rhymes with eynz... | |
| Meaning | An effortful attempt to attain a goal / goal. | |
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| Synonyms | striving, nisus, strain | |
| Narrower | jihad, jehad | A holy struggle or striving by a Muslim for a moral or spiritual or political goal |
| Broader | attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try | earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish / accomplish something |
| Spanish | afán, esfuerzo, esmero, nisus, pugna | |
| Catalan | esforç, nisus, treballs | |
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