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persistence

[ per-sis-tuhns, -zis- ]

noun

  1. the act or fact of persisting.
  2. the quality of being persistent:

    You have persistence, I'll say that for you.

  3. continued existence or occurrence:

    the persistence of smallpox.

  4. the continuance of an effect after its cause is removed.


persistence

/ əˈɪəԲ /

noun

  1. the quality of persisting; tenacity
  2. the act of persisting; continued effort or existence
  3. the continuance of an effect after the cause of it has stopped

    persistence of vision

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ԴDzp·IJԳ noun
  • ԴDzp·IJ· noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of persistence1

First recorded in 1540–50; persist + -ence
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LeBlanc never moves her camera away from the ground level; there are no policy prescriptions, no litanies of statistics and no melodramatic statements about pity or persistence.

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"Some shots demand more patience and persistence than others," he added.

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For Amos to still be out there, releasing new music and selling concert tickets, is a testament not just to her persistence but that of her fans.

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Clarke loves players who have strength and persistence, players who have endured set-backs but refuse to buckle, players who are written off but always come again.

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“I am beyond proud of the final product ... but in the spirit of Wile E. Coyote, resilience and persistence win the day.”

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