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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
tenacious /tɪˈneɪʃəs/
▶adjective
- 1 not readily relinquishing something; keeping a firm hold.
- 2 persisting in existence: a tenacious illness.
– derivatives
tenaciously adverb,
tenaciousness noun,
tenacity /tɪˈnasɪti/ noun.
tenaciously adverb,
tenaciousness noun,
tenacity /tɪˈnasɪti/ noun.
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