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obstinacy definition

ob·sti·nacy (äb′stə nə sē)

noun

  1. the state or quality of being obstinate; specif.,
    1. stubbornness
    2. resistance to treatment; persistence, as of a disease
  2. pl. obstinacies -·cies an obstinate act, attitude, etc.

Etymology: ME obstinacie < ML obstinatia, for L obstinatio

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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