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the quality of being pertinacious; persistence.
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Pertinacity
has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells. |
Example Sentences
- Since outsiders have not always agreed, their history has been tumultuous, but their pertinacity has also been rewarded.
- Insisting with dogged pertinacity upon the dogma of the prophet, that it is sinful to yield obedience to infidels.
- The horde of office-seekers is remarkable for number and pertinacity.
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pertinacity
1504, from M.Fr. pertinacité (1419), from O.Fr. pertinace "obstinate," from L. pertinacem (nom. pertinax) "very firm, tenacious," from per- "very" + tenax (see tenacious).
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