insistency
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in·sist
(ĭn-sĭst′)v. in·sist·ed, in·sist·ing, in·sists
v.intr.
To be resolute or firm in a demand or course: I insist on paying my share of the expenses.
v.tr.
To assert or demand (something) firmly or persistently: We insist that you stay for dinner.
[Latin īnsistere, to persist : in-, on; see in-2 + sistere, to stand; see stā- in Indo-European roots.]
in·sis′tence, in·sis′ten·cy n.
in·sist′er n.
in·sist′ing·ly adv.
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in•sist•ence
(ɪnˈsɪs təns)n.
1. the act or fact of insisting.
2. the quality of being insistent.
[1605–15]
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Noun | 1. | insistency - the state of demanding notice or attention; "the insistence of their hunger"; "the press of business matters" urgency - the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity |
2. | insistency - the act of insisting on something; "insistence on grammatical correctness is a conservative position" advocacy, protagonism - active support of an idea or cause etc.; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something |
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insistency
noun1. The state or quality of being insistent:
2. Urgent solicitation:
Archaic: instance.
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