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adjective

Persistent adj.

Inclined to persist; having staying qualities; tenacious of position or purpose.

(Biol.) Remaining beyond the period when parts of the same kind sometimes fall off or are absorbed; permanent; as, persistent teeth or gills; a persistent calyx; opposed to deciduous, and caducous.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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— A Romance of the Republic • Lydia Maria Francis Child

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— A Spirit in Prison • Robert Hichens

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— Dick Leslie's Luck - A Story of Shipwreck and Adventure • Harry Collingwood

... any dinner," said Polly over and over. "I just must be alone a little while," and at last she spoke quickly to Mrs. Cabot's persistent pleadings, "Have the goodness, Mrs. Cabot, not to call me again." And then she was sorry the minute she had spoken the words, and she opened her door a little crack to call after Mrs. Cabot, as she sailed downstairs in great displeasure, "Oh! do forgive me, dear ...

— Five Little Peppers Grown Up • Margaret Sidney

... aggrieved mother could say. She sat before her writing-table, playing idly with a curiously cut stone, and appeared the picture of health. Yet she was ill—she repeated it obstinately and without variation a dozen times in response to Mrs. Cary's persistent protests. ...

— The Native Born - or, The Rajah's People • I. A. R. Wylie

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