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    "etymologies": [
      "From Middle English perseveren, from Old French perseverer, from Latin persev\u0113r\u0101re (\u201cto continue steadfastly, persist, persevere\u201d), from perseverus (\u201cvery strict or earnest\u201d), from per (\u201cthrough, by the means of\u201d) + severus (\u201cstrict, earnest\u201d).  Doublet of perseverate."
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            "mean": "(intransitive) To persist steadfastly in pursuit of an undertaking, task, journey, or goal, even if hindered by distraction, difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement.\nc. 1603\u20131606, William Shakespeare, \u201cThe Tragedie of King Lear\u201d, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies\u00a0 (First Folio), London:    Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, \u2192OCLC, :I will persevere inmy course of loyalty, though the conflict be sorebetween that and my blood.\n1817 (date written), , chapter I, in Persuasion; published in Northanger Abbey: And Persuasion.\u00a0, volumes (please specify |volume=III or IV), London: John Murray,\u00a0, 20 December 1817 (indicated as 1818), \u2192OCLC:Sir Walter had sought the acquaintance, and though his overtures had not been met with any warmth, he had persevered in seeking it.\nc. 1918, P. G. Wodehouse, The Agonies of Writing a Musical Comedy:He is a trifle discouraged, but he perseveres."
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            "mean": "(intransitive, copulative, obsolete) To stay constant; to continue in a certain state; to remain."
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            "mean": "\u201cpersevere\u201d, inWebster\u2019s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass. G.  C. Merriam, 1913, \u2192OCLC.\n\u201cpersevere\u201d, inThe Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y. The Century Co., 1911, \u2192OCLC.\npersevere at OneLook Dictionary Search"
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