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persistence
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uninterrupted or lasting existence the persistence of the fever for a week caused me great worry Synonyms abidance, ceaselessness, continuance, continuity, continuousness, durability, duration, endurance, continuation, subsistenceRelated Words drawing out, elongation, extension, lengthening, prolongation, prolonging, stretching; enduringness, permanence; survivalNear Antonyms abridgment (or abridgement), curtailment, cutback, shorteningAntonyms cessation, close, discontinuance, discontinuity, end, ending, expiration, finish, stoppage, surcease, termination
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