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    adamant
    ad‧a‧mant /ˈædəmənt/ adjective
     Date: 800-900
     Language: Old French
     Origin: Latin adamas 'hardest metal, diamond', from Greek
    determined not to change your opinion or a decision that you have made:
        She begged me to change my mind, but I remained adamant.
        adamant that
        Madonna is adamant that she will not tour this year.
    —adamantly adverb:
        Britain is adamantly opposed to the new directive.