perseveration noun.
[pǝsɛvǝ'reɪʃ(ǝ)n] LME.[Old & mod. French persévération from Latin perseveratio(n-), from perseverat- pa. ppl stem of perseverare: see PERSEVERE, -ATION.]1. Perseverance.
LME.2. Psychology. The prolonged and sometimes pathological repetition of an action, thought, or utterance.
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