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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
mettle
 
SYLLABICATION:met·tle
PRONUNCIATION:  mtl
NOUN:1. Courage and fortitude; spirit: troops who showed their mettle in combat. 2. Inherent quality of character and temperament.
IDIOM:on (one's) mettle Prepared to accept a challenge and do one's best.
ETYMOLOGY:Variant of metal.
 
 
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  Metternich, Prince Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar von mettlesome  
 
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