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insistency - 3 dictionary results

in⋅sist⋅en⋅cy

[in-sis-tuhn-see]
–noun, plural -cies.
insistence.

Origin:
1855–60; insist + -ency
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.
insistency

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

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