PERSISTENCE


Meaning of PERSISTENCE in English

/peuhr sis"teuhns, -zis"-/ , n.

1. the act or fact of persisting.

2. the quality of being persistent: You have persistence, I'll say that for you.

3. continued existence or occurrence: the persistence of smallpox.

4. the continuance of an effect after its cause is removed.

Also, persistency .

[ 1540-50; PERSIST + -ENCE ]

Syn. 1. See perseverance .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .