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persistence
[ per-sis-tuhns, -zis- ]
noun
- the act or fact of persisting.
- the quality of being persistent:
You have persistence, I'll say that for you.
- continued existence or occurrence:
the persistence of smallpox.
- the continuance of an effect after its cause is removed.
persistence
/ pəˈsɪstəns /
noun
- the quality of persisting; tenacity
- the act of persisting; continued effort or existence
- the continuance of an effect after the cause of it has stopped
persistence of vision
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Other Words From
- nonper·sistence noun
- nonper·sisten·cy noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of persistence1
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Example Sentences
They are to face oppression with humble persistence and absolute conviction.
That development enabled the persistence of the accelerating pace that started with biological evolution.
In the arc of his life, we see a man who earned his place in history through struggle and shrewdness; persistence and faith.
Because the execution seems to just be a matter of persistence and technology.
The dirty little secret here is the persistence of urban poverty.
I particularly dislike the narrowness of his views, and the persistence with which he upholds them.
He pointed to a needle that was moving with slow certainty and deadly persistence across a graduated dial.
The enlargement or persistence of the thymus can be better recognised, and doctors now seldom fail to notice it.
Once you have learned it, you are either discouraged or fired anew with the persistence of patience.
Psychological reasons for the persistence in religion of a Mother Goddess.
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