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persistent

The correct spelling is persistent.

How to pronounce persistent

adjective

IPA: /pəˈsɪstənt/

Say it like: Per-sis-ten-t

The correct spelling is persistent. Obstinately refusing to give up or let go. For example: "She has had a persistent cough for weeks."

Usage Examples

She has had a persistent cough for weeks.

There was a persistent knocking on the door.

There have been persistent rumours for years.

Definition

adjective

  1. 1.Obstinately refusing to give up or let go.
  2. 2.Insistently repetitive.
  3. 3.Indefinitely continuous.
  4. 4.Lasting past maturity without falling off.
  5. 5.Of data or a data structure: not transient or temporary, but remaining in existence after the termination of the program that creates it.

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