[noun] [U] [esp. approving]Perseverance is continued effort and determination.Through hard work and perseverance, he worked his way up from being a teacher in a village school to the headmaster of a large comprehensive.The team's perseverance was finally rewarded when they scored two goals in the last five minutes of the match.
PERSEVERANCE
Meaning of PERSEVERANCE in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012