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The definition of tenacity is the state of holding on to an idea or a thing very strongly.

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An example of tenacity is an athlete with an injury completing a difficult race.

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noun

the quality or state of being tenacious

Origin: L tenacitas

See tenacity in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The state or quality of being tenacious: “Social styles developed in the 19th century withstand, with sporelike tenacity, all that the present century can throw at them” (Larry McMurty).

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