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noun
The quality of being insistent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the act of insisting on something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: insistence
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: advocacy, protagonism
noun
the state of demanding notice or attention
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: imperativeness, insistence, press, pressure
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: urgency
History
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