transcription, транскрипция: [ tə-ˈnā-shəs ]
adjective
Etymology: Latin tenac-, tenax tending to hold fast, from tenēre to hold
Date: 1607
1.
a. : not easily pulled apart : cohesive
a tenacious metal
b. : tending to adhere or cling especially to another substance
tenacious burs
2.
a. : persistent in maintaining, adhering to, or seeking something valued or desired
a tenacious advocate of civil rights
tenacious negotiators
b. : retentive
a tenacious memory
Synonyms: see strong
• te·na·ci·ous·ly adverb
• te·na·cious·ness noun