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src: wikipedia
- Definition
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- persistent :never-ceasing
- the relentless beat of the drums
- persistent :continually recurring to the mind
- haunting memories|the cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty
- persistent :retained; not shed
- persistent leaves remain attached past maturity|the persistent gills of fishes
- persistent :stubbornly unyielding
- dogged persistence|dour determination|the most vocal and pertinacious of all the critics|a mind not gifted to discover truth but tenacious to hold it|men tenacious of opinion