perseverance
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
persevere/pɜːsɪˈvɪə(r)/
▶verb continue in a course of action in spite of difficulty or with little or no indication of success.
– derivatives
perseverance noun,
persevering adjective,
perseveringly adverb.
perseverance noun,
persevering adjective,
perseveringly adverb.
– origin ME: from OFr. perseverer, from L. perseverare ‘abide by strictly’, from perseverus ‘very strict’.
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