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Word entry · 8 letters

tenacity

Best crossword clue

"Stubborn persistence"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /təˈnæs.ɪ.ti/Part of speech nounSorted aceinttyStarts with TEnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Firm persistence and refusal to give up.

Word origin

From tenac(ious) + -ity, from Middle French ténacité, from Latin tenācitās.

Used in a sentence

  • — Our opponents may be younger, faster and less out of shape than we are, but we have something they’ll never have! — Tenure? — Tenacity!

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