"persistent" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "persist + -ent",
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      "form": "persistent",
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      "form": "more persistent",
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      "form": "most persistent",
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  "hyphenation": "per‧sis‧tent",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She has had a persistent cough for weeks."
        },
        {
          "text": "There was a persistent knocking on the door."
        },
        {
          "text": "Many youth who spend time in jail actually become persistent offenders."
        },
        {
          "text": "There have been persistent rumors for years."
        }
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        "If someone or something is persistent, they continue and do not give up quickly."
      ],
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Pine cones have persistent scales."
        }
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        "lasting past maturity without falling off."
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  "word": "persistent"
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      "form": "persistent",
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    {
      "form": "more persistent",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most persistent",
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        "superlative"
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        {
          "text": "She has had a persistent cough for weeks."
        },
        {
          "text": "There was a persistent knocking on the door."
        },
        {
          "text": "Many youth who spend time in jail actually become persistent offenders."
        },
        {
          "text": "There have been persistent rumors for years."
        }
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        "If someone or something is persistent, they continue and do not give up quickly."
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        "Botany"
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        {
          "text": "Pine cones have persistent scales."
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        "lasting past maturity without falling off."
      ],
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