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persistency

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per·sis·ten·cy  (pr-sstn-s)
n.
Persistence.
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Noun1.persistencypersistency - persistent determination
doggedness, perseverance, pertinacity, tenaciousness, tenacity, persistence
determination, purpose - the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose; "his determination showed in his every movement"; "he is a man of purpose"
In biological or chemical warfare, the characteristic of an agent which pertains to the duration of its effectiveness under determined conditions after its dispersal.
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That was Matthew's way--take a whim into his head and cling to it with the most amazing silent persistency--a persistency ten times more potent and effectual in its very silence than if he had talked it out.
Anne Of Green Gables by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
cried Stuart, who was beginning to be annoyed at the persistency of his friend.
Around The World In Eighty Days by Verne, Jules View in context
The case looked more and more hopeless the longer I viewed it, yet with a stubborn persistency I forged ahead toward the foothills.
At the Earth's Core by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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