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| Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year for 2021 has been revealed as “perseverance”. |
| The word was inspired by Nasa’s mission to Mars, as data showed that users across the globe searched for the word online more than 243,000 times throughout the year. |
| The dictionary found there was a surge in searches for the meaning of “perseverance” between 18 and 24 February, after Nasa’s Perseverance Rover landed on Mars. |
| "Perseverance” is defined in the Cambridge Dictionary as a “continued effort to do or achieve something, even when this is difficult or takes a long time”. |
| The word is “almost always a positive word that expresses our admiration for people who keep going in difficult situations”, wrote the editors. |
| They added that people had shown the meaning of the word “in the face of challenges and disruption to our lives from Covid-19 and other problems”. |
| Wendalyn Nichols, Cambridge Dictionary publishing manager, said it “made sense” that searches for the word spiked after the descent of the Mars Rover. |
| "Cambridge Dictionary is the top website in the world for learners of English, and perseverance is not a common word for students of English to have in their vocabulary," she said. |
| "We often see spikes in look-ups of words associated with current events when those words are less familiar." |
| She said editors felt it was an appropriate word for the year, given the challenges of 2021. |
| "Just as it takes perseverance to land a rover on Mars, it takes perseverance to face the challenges and disruption to our lives from Covid-19, climate disasters, political instability and conflict," said Nichols. |
| Other words that can be used as synonyms for “perseverance” include “determination”, “persistence”, “doggedness”, “tenacity”, “resolve”, and “will”. |
| Last year, Cambridge Dictionary named “quarantine” as word of the year, after it became one of the most highly searched for words online. |
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