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PER'SONABLE, a. Having a well formed body or person; graceful; of good appearanc...
PERSON, n. per'sn. [L. persona; said to be compounded of per, through or by, and...
PERSIST'IVE, a. Steady in pursuit; not receding from a purpose or undertaking; p...
PERSIST'ENT PERSIST'ING, a. In botany, continuing without withering; opposed to ...
PERSIST'ENCE, n. The state of persisting; steady pursuit of what is undertaken; ...
PERSIST', v.i. [L. persisto; per and sisto, to stand or be fixed.] To continue s...
PERSIM'MON, n. A tree and its fruit, a species of Diospyros, a native of the sta...
PER'SIFLAGE, n. [L. sibilo, to hiss.] A jeering; ridicule.
PERSEVE'RINGLY, adv. With perseverance or continued pursuit of what is undertaken.
PERSEVE'RING, ppr. Persisting in any business or course begun. 1. a. Constant in...
PERSEVE'RE, v.i. [L.persevero. The last component part of this word, severo,must...
PERSEVE'RANT, a. Constant in pursuit of an undertaking. [Not used.]
PERSEVE'RANCE, n. [L. perseverantia. See Persevere .] 1. Persistence in any thin...
PER'SECUTOR, n. One that persecutes; one that pursues another unjustly and vexat...
PERSECU'TION, n. The act or practice of persecuting; the infliction of pain, pun...
PER'SECUTING, ppr. Pursuing with enmity or vengeance, particularly for adhering ...