Hypertext Webster Gateway: "persistent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Persistent \Per*sist"ent\, a. [L. persistens, -entis, p. pr. of
persistere. See {Persist}.]
1. Inclined to persist; having staying qualities; tenacious
of position or purpose.
2. (Biol.) Remaining beyond the period when parts of the same
kind sometimes fall off or are absorbed; permanent; as,
persistent teeth or gills; a persistent calyx; -- opposed
to {deciduous}, and {caducous}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
persistent
adj 1: never-ceasing; "the relentless beat of the drums" [syn: {relentless},
{unrelenting}]
2: continually recurring to the mind; "haunting memories"; "the
cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting
beauty"- Claudia Cassidy [syn: {haunting}]
3: (biology) retained; not shed; "persistent leaves remain
attached past maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes"
[syn: {lasting}] [ant: {caducous}]
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