Persea borbonia
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~ small tree of southern United States having dark red heartwood
persecute
— Udsagnsord
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~ cause to suffer; "Some religious groups are persecuted in some countries"
persecution
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~ the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
persecutor
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~ someone who torments
persephone
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~ (Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
persepolis
— Navneord
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~ an ancient city that was the capital of the ancient Persian Empire; now in ruins
Perseus
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~ a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Auriga and Cassiopeia and crossed by the Milky Way
perseus
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~ (Greek mythology) the son of Zeus who slew Medusa (with the help of Athena and Hermes) and rescued Andromeda from a sea monster
perseverance
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~ persistent determination
perseverance
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~ the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior; "his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate"
perseverate
— Udsagnsord
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~ psychology: repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus; "The subjects in this study perseverated"
perseveration
— Navneord
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~ the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or repeating behavior; "his perseveration continued to the point where it was no longer appropriate"
perseveration
— Navneord
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~ the tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it
persevere
— Udsagnsord
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~ be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"
persevering
— Tillægsord
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~ quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness; "a diligent (or patient) worker"; "with persevering (or patient) industry she revived the failing business"
pershing
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~ United States general who commanded the American forces in Europe during World War I (1860-1948)
Persia
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~ a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil
Persia
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~ an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC