persistent

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective never-ceasing
  2. adjective continually recurring to the mind; ; - Claudia Cassidy
  3. adjective retained; not shed

Etymology

From Latin persistentem, present participle of persistō (“continue steadfastly”). By surface analysis, persist + -ent.

In classic literature

Synonyms

relentless, unrelenting

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