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pertinacity |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pertinacity \Per`ti*nac"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. pertinacit['e].] The quality or state of being pertinacious; obstinacy; perseverance; persistency. --Macaulay. Syn: See {Obstinacy}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pertinacity n : persistent determination [syn: {doggedness}, {perseverence}, {persistence}, {persistency}, {tenacity}, {tenaciousness}]
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