PERSEVERATION


Meaning of PERSEVERATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pər-ˌse-və-ˈrā-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Latin perseveration-, perseveratio, from perseverare

Date: 1910

: continuation of something (as repetition of a word) usually to an exceptional degree or beyond a desired point

• per·sev·er·ate -ˈse-və-ˌrāt intransitive verb

• per·sev·er·a·tive -ˌrā-tiv adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.