Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PER-TI-NA'CIOUS-NESS, or PER-TI-NAC'I-TY
PER-TI-NA'CIOUS-LYPER'TI-NA-CY
PER-TI-NA'CIOUS-NESS, or PER-TI-NAC'I-TY, n. [L. pertinacia.]
- Firm or unyielding adherence to opinion or purpose; obstinacy. He pursues his scheme with pertinacity.
- Resolution; constancy.
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