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per•sist•ence



Pronunciation: (pur-sis'tuns, -zis'-), [key]
—n.
1. the act or fact of persisting.
2. the quality of being persistent: You have persistence, I'll say that for you.
3. continued existence or occurrence: the persistence of smallpox.
4. the continuance of an effect after its cause is removed. Also,per•sist'en•cy.

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