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perseverance, pressing, emphasis,

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in⋅sist⋅ence

[in-sis-tuh

ns]

–noun

1.	the act or fact of insisting.

2.	the quality of being insistent.

Origin:
1605–15; insist + -ence

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Language Translation for : insistence

Spanish:

insistencia,

German:

das Beharren,

Japanese:

主張

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in·sist   (ĭn-sĭst') Pronunciation Key
v.   in·sist·ed, in·sist·ing, in·sists

v.   intr.
To be firm in a demand or course; refuse to yield: insisted on giving me a second helping.

v.   tr.
To assert or demand (something) vehemently and persistently: We insist that you accept these gifts.

[Latin īnsistere, to persist : in-, on; see in-² + sistere, to stand; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]

in·sis'tence, in·sis'ten·cy n., in·sist'er n., in·sist'ing·ly adv.

insistence
noun
1.	continual and persistent demands
2.	the state of demanding notice or attention; "the insistence of their hunger"; "the press of business matters" [syn: imperativeness]
3.	the act of insisting on something; "insistence on grammatical correctness is a conservative position"

Insistence

In*sist"ence\, n. The quality of insisting, or being urgent or pressing; the act of dwelling upon as of special importance; persistence; urgency.

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