PERTINACY

Meaning of PERTINACY in English

(n.) The quality or state of being pertinent; pertinence.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

PERTINACY — noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English pertinacie, from Latin pertinacia, from pertinac-, pertinax pertinacious + -ia -y obsolete : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PERTINACY — (n.) Pertinacity.
Английский словарь Webster
PERTINACY — ( n. ) The quality or state of being pertinent; pertinence.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PERTINACY — ( n. ) Pertinacity.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PERTINACY — noun pertinacity. 2. pertinacy ·noun the quality or state of being pertinent; pertinence.
Webster English vocab
PERTINACITY — /perr'tn as"i tee/ , n. the quality of being pertinacious; persistence. [ 1495-1505; pertinacitas, for L pertinacia stubbornness, perseverance ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PERTINACITY — n. 1. Resolution, determination, steadiness, constancy, inflexibility, firmness, perseverance, persistence, persistency, pertinacy, tenacity of purpose. 2. Stubbornness, obstinacy, wilfulness, doggedness, …
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