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Webster 1913 Edition

Obstination

Obˊsti-na′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
obstinatio
.]
Obstinacy; stubbornness.
[Obs.]
Jer. Taylor.

Definition 2024

obstination

obstination

English

Noun

obstination ‎(uncountable)

  1. stubbornness

French

Noun

obstination f ‎(plural obstinations)

  1. obstinacy; stubbornness; obstination
  2. (countable) an obstinate act

Etymology

From Latin obstinatio, obstinatione ,from obstinātus, past participle of obstinō ‎(“set one's mind firmly upon, resolve”)

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