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perseverance

/ˌpɜːsəˈvɪɹəns/pur-suh-VIH-ruhns
/ˌpɝsəˈvɪɹəns/pur-suh-VIH-ruhns

Meaningthe act of keeping strict

Common meaning: keeping on despite difficulty

‘through’ + ‘stern’ → perseverance

Journey through time

  1. Latinsevērus, -a, -um‘stern’
  2. Middle Englishpersewerensource
  3. Englishpersevere‘to keep on despite difficulty’
  4. Englishformed in English from persevereperseverance‘keeping on despite difficulty’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from persevere + -ance.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), PERSEVERE, p.436 · scan

Roots

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