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单词 obsistency
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obsistencyn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin obsistentia.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin obsistentia resistance (6th cent.; from 14th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin obsistent- , obsistēns (see obsistent n.) + -ia -y suffix3; compare -ency suffix.
Obsolete. rare.
Resistance.
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renitency1613
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obsistency1676
1676 H. More Remarks xix. 162 It is from the greater firmness or obsistency of the external Air, whose strength is invigorated by the Hydrostatick Spirit of the world.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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