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persistent
Adjective
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If someone or something is persistent, they continue and do not give up quickly.
She has had a persistent cough for weeks.
There was a persistent knocking on the door.
Many youth who spend time in jail actually become persistent offenders.
There have been persistent rumors for years.
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ing past maturity without falling off.
Pine cones have persistent scales.
Machen
properNoun
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} for a stonemason.
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A village in Caerphilly county borough, Wales (OS grid ref ST2189).