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persistency
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun persistency has 1 sense
- persistency(n = noun.attribute) doggedness, perseverance, persistence, pertinacity, tenaciousness, tenacity - persistent determination; Array is a kind of determination, purpose
Derived forms verb persist2, adjective persistent1
CIDE DICTIONARY
persistency, n. [See Persistent.].
- The quality or state of being persistent; staying or continuing quality; hence, in an unfavorable sense, doggedness; obstinacy. [1913 Webster]
- The continuance of an effect after the cause which first gave rise to it is removed [1913 Webster]
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