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Noun: persistency  pu(r)'sis-tun(t)-see
  1. Persistent determination
    "The researcher's persistency led to a breakthrough in cancer treatment";
    - doggedness, perseverance, persistence, tenacity, tenaciousness, pertinacity, pertinaciousness

Derived forms: persistencies

Type of: determination, purpose