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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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