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PERSISTENCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior
Example:
his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate
Synonyms:
perseverance; perseveration; persistence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("persistence" is a kind of...):
continuance; continuation (the act of continuing an activity without interruption)
Derivation:
persist (be persistent, refuse to stop)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Persistent determination
Synonyms:
doggedness; perseverance; persistence; persistency; pertinacity; tenaciousness; tenacity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("persistence" is a kind of...):
determination; purpose (the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose)
Derivation:
persistent (stubbornly unyielding)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The property of a continuous and connected period of time
Synonyms:
continuity; persistence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("persistence" is a kind of...):
durability; enduringness; lastingness; strength (permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force)
Attribute:
continuous; uninterrupted (continuing in time or space without interruption)
Derivation:
persistent (never-ceasing)
Context examples:
Look at his persistence and endurance.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
And brought Miss Hunter down from London in order to get rid of the disagreeable persistence of Mr. Fowler.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Any physiologic process in which the C3 and C5 convertases are disassembled or proteolytically inactivated, limiting the persistence of convertase activity.
(Negative Regulation of Complement Activation, NCI Thesaurus)
However, hereditary persistence of alpha-fetoprotein may also be found in individuals with no obvious pathology.
(Alpha-fetoprotein, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)
The persistence of these clouds is an important first step supporting chemical reactions that destroy ozone, scientists say.
(Warmth in the Antarctic stratosphere helped limit the size of the ozone hole in 2017 to the smallest observed since 1988, NOAA)
It is all based on natural forest regrowth and only requires persistence and protection of the young forests and abandoned agricultural fields.
(Natural regeneration of tropical forests helps global climate mitigation and forest restoration, NSF)
His instinct would not permit him to attack her, while her persistence would not permit him to ignore her.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
The persistence of polystyrene in the environment may be shorter and likely more complicated than we understood.
(Sunlight degrades polystyrene faster than expected, National Science Foundation)
You will show persistence, determination, and optimism, so no wonder people will be attracted to your energy, and they will want to follow you anywhere you lead.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
"That's in line with the persistence of the established," he rejoined, his heat against the editor-folk getting the better of him.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
