PERSISTENT


Meaning of PERSISTENT in English

■ adjective

1》 persisting or having a tendency to persist.

2》 continuing or recurring; prolonged.

3》 Botany & Zoology (of a part of an animal or plant, such as a horn, leaf, etc.) remaining attached instead of falling off in the normal manner.

Derivatives

persistence noun

persistency noun

~ly adverb

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