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PERTINACITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Persistent determination
Synonyms:
doggedness; perseverance; persistence; persistency; pertinacity; tenaciousness; tenacity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("pertinacity" is a kind of...):
determination; purpose (the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose)
Derivation:
pertinacious (stubbornly unyielding)
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