per|sev|er|a|tion

per|sev|er|a|tion
per|sev|er|a|tion «puhr SEHV uh RAY shuhn», noun.
1. Psychology, Education. a) the tendency to perseverate. b) the act or process of perseverating.
2. Obsolete. a persevering.

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