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| per·sist·ence [ pər sístənss ] or per·sist·en·cy [ pər sístənssee ] |
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1. quality of persisting: the quality of continuing steadily despite problems or difficulties
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2. act of persisting: the action of somebody who persists with something
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3. long continuance of something: continuance of an effect after its cause has ceased or been removed
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4. zoology resilience of organism: the ability of a living organism to resist being disturbed or altered
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