insistency

US: (in sis′tən sē)

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in•sist•en•cy  (in sis′tən sē), n., pl. -cies. 

1. insistence.

• insist + -ency 1855–60

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in•sist•ent /ɪnˈsɪstənt/   adj. 

1. stating something firmly;
   persistent:
   He's insistent about getting her to stop smoking.
2. that causes someone to notice:
   the insistent ringing of the alarm clock.

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in•sist•ent  (in sis′tənt), adj. 

1. earnest or emphatic in dwelling upon, maintaining, or demanding something;
   persistent;
   pertinacious.
2. compelling attention or notice:
   an insistent tone.

• Latin insistent- (stem of in-sistēns), present participle of insistere. See insist, -ent
• 1615–25

in•sist′ent•ly, adv. 

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insistent / ɪnˈsɪstənt/ adjective

1. making continual and persistent demands
2. demanding notice or attention; compelling: the insistent cry of a bird

inˈsistence, inˈsistency noun

inˈsistently adverb