Perseveration

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  perseveration
       n 1: the tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur
            without any apparent stimulus for it
       2: the act of persisting or persevering; continuing or
          repeating behavior; "his perseveration continued to the
          point where it was no longer appropriate" [syn: {perseverance},


           {persistence}]