persistence
the act or fact of persisting.
the quality of being persistent: You have persistence, I'll say that for you.
continued existence or occurrence: the persistence of smallpox.
the continuance of an effect after its cause is removed.
Origin of persistence
1- Often per·sist·en·cy .
synonym study For persistence
Other words from persistence
- non·per·sist·ence, noun
- non·per·sist·en·cy, noun
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How to use persistence in a sentence
This type may be said to be mixed up and continued with more or less persistency to the last, and of this Fig.
Antonio Stradivari | Horace William PetherickThe end of the war in 1902 showed the value of his persistency throughout the years of Liberal unpopularity and disunion.
Catherine had, in the highest degree, the sense of royalty, and she defended it with admirable courage and persistency.
Catherine de' Medici | Honore de BalzacShe mainly devoted herself to Fina and some books lent her by Alick, and kept the house with strange persistency.
They kept trotting about in circles, and avoided the warriors with a persistency that must have been exasperating to them.
The Young Ranchers | Edward S. Ellis
British Dictionary definitions for persistence
persistency
/ (pəˈsɪstəns) /
the quality of persisting; tenacity
the act of persisting; continued effort or existence
the continuance of an effect after the cause of it has stopped: persistence of vision
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