[pər-sĭśtənt, -zĭś-]
(adj.)Refusing to give up or let go; persevering obstinately.
(adj.)Insistently repetitive or continuous: a persistent ringing of the…
(adj.)Existing or remaining in the same state for an indefinitely long time;…
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1. continuing despite problems: tenaciously or obstinately continuing despite problems or difficulties; ... 2. incessant or unrelenting: existing or continuing for an unpleasantly long time; ... persistent vegetative state...
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Definition of persistent from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... 1 : existing for a long or longer than usual time or continuously: as a : retained beyond the usual period <a persistent leaf> b : continuing without change in function or...
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Persistent Uniform Resource Locator - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A persistent uniform resource locator ( PURL ) is a Uniform Resource Locator (URL) (i.e. location-based Uniform Resource Identifier or URI) that does not directly describe the location of the reso...
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Persistent - Definition of Persistent at Dictionary.com a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms, and translation of Persistent. Word of the Day and Crossword Puzzles. ... lasting or enduring tenaciously: the persistent aroma of verbena; a persistent cough.
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Lyme disease - chronic persistent Information from Drugs.com ... Chronic persistent Lyme disease is a late stage of an inflammatory disease caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi.
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Nov 18, 2009 ... Over the last three years, high schools that received the lowest marks from the city have been the ones with the highest percentages of poor ...
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Persistent - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Persistent may relate to: • Persistent Systems, a software company based in Pune, India • Persistent data structure, a data structure in computing which preserves the previous version of itself when ...
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Persistent world - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A persistent world (PW) is a virtual world that continues to exist even after a user exits the world and that user-made changes to its state are, to some extent, permanent. The term is frequently us...
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persistent (comparative more persistent, superlative most persistent) ... Comparative; more persistent ... Obstinately refusing to give up or let go. She has had a persistent cough for weeks.
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