insistence

[ in-sis-tuhns ]
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noun
  1. the act or fact of insisting.

  2. the quality of being insistent.

Origin of insistence

1
First recorded in 1605–15; insist + -ence

Other words from insistence

  • non·in·sist·ence, noun
  • o·ver·in·sist·ence, noun
  • su·per·in·sist·ence, noun

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