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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. continual and persistent demands;
[syn: insistence, insisting]

2. the state of demanding notice or attention;
- Example: "the insistence of their hunger"
- Example: "the press of business matters"
[syn: imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press, pressure]

3. the act of insisting on something;
- Example: "insistence on grammatical correctness is a conservative position"
[syn: insistence, insistency]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Insistence \In*sist"ence\, n.
   The quality of insisting, or being urgent or pressing; the
   act of dwelling upon as of special importance; persistence;
   urgency.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

insistence
    n 1: continual and persistent demands [syn: insistence,
         insisting]
    2: the state of demanding notice or attention; "the insistence
       of their hunger"; "the press of business matters" [syn:
       imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press,
       pressure]
    3: the act of insisting on something; "insistence on grammatical
       correctness is a conservative position" [syn: insistence,
       insistency]