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tenacity

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te⋅nac⋅i⋅ty

  [tuh-nas-i-tee]
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–noun
the quality or property of being tenacious.
Origin:
1520–30; < L tenācitās equiv. to tenāc- (s. of tenāx) holding fast, deriv. of tenēre to hold + -itās -ity2

Synonyms:
See perseverance.
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te·nac·i·ty   (tə-nās'ĭ-tē)   
n.  The state or quality of being tenacious: "Social styles developed in the 19th century withstand, with sporelike tenacity, all that the present century can throw at them" (Larry McMurty).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

tenacity 
1526, from M.Fr. ténacité (14c.), from L. tenacitas "the act of holding fast," from tenax (gen. tenacis) "tough, holding fast," from tenere "to hold" (see tenet). Tenacious first attested 1607.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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