To pronounce "persistence", say PERS-ist-enc-e — 4 syllables, IPA /pəˈsɪst(ə)ns/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/pəˈsɪst(ə)ns/
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"persistence" has 4 syllables: pers-ist-enc-e. It rhymes with existence and assistance, if that helps it stick.
noun
“You've got to admire his persistence. He's asked her out every day for a month even though she keeps turning him down.”
“Once written to a disk file, the data has persistence: it will still be there tomorrow when we run the next program.”
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"Persistence" has 4 syllables: pers · ist · enc · e.
The IPA transcription of "persistence" is /pəˈsɪst(ə)ns/.
Persistence: The property of being persistent.
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