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tenacity

[ tuh-nas-i-tee ]
/ tÉ™ĖˆnƦs ÉŖ ti /
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noun
the quality of being tenacious, or of holding fast; persistence: the amazing tenacity of rumors.
the quality of retaining something: the tenacity of memory.
the quality or property of holding together firmly: testing the tenacity of the old book's binding.
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Origin of tenacity

First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin tenācitās equivalent to tenāc- (stem of tenāx ) ā€œholding fast,ā€ derivative of tenēre ā€œto holdā€ + -itās -ity

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OTHER WORDS FROM tenacity

oĀ·verĀ·teĀ·nacĀ·iĀ·ty, noun
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