LekhoriLekhoriObstinately refusing to give up or let go.
She has had a persistent cough for weeks.
Insistently repetitive.
There was a persistent knocking on the door.
Indefinitely continuous.
There have been persistent rumours for years.
From Latin persistentem, present participle of persistō (“continue steadfastly”). By surface analysis, persist + -ent.
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