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perpetual

[ per-pech-oo-uhl ]

adjective

  1. continuing or enduring forever; everlasting.

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  2. lasting an indefinitely long time:

    perpetual snow.

  3. continuing or continued without intermission or interruption; ceaseless:

    a perpetual stream of visitors all day.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

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  4. blooming almost continuously throughout the season or the year.


noun

  1. a hybrid rose that is perpetual.
  2. a perennial plant.

perpetual

/ əˈɛʊə /

adjective

  1. usually prenominal eternal; permanent
  2. usually prenominal seemingly ceaseless because often repeated

    your perpetual complaints

  3. horticulture blooming throughout the growing season or year
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. (of a crop plant) continually producing edible parts: perpetual spinach
  2. a plant that blooms throughout the growing season
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of perpetual1

First recorded in 1300–50; late Middle English perpetuall, from Latin ٳ “permanent, universal, general,” equivalent to perpetu(us) “continuous, uninterrupted” ( per- “through, thoroughly” + pet-, base of petere “to seek, reach for” + -uus adjective suffix derived from a verb) + - adjective suffix; replacing Middle English perpetuel, from Middle French, from Latin as above; per-, -al 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of perpetual1

C14: via Old French from Latin ٳ universal, from perpes continuous, from per- (thoroughly) + petere to go towards
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Synonym Study

See eternal.
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But also to create “a perpetual, fully functioning endowment” — LA Strong Sports — for these kinds of projects around Southern California, impacting youth sports and communities.

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While some actors may feel burdened by their perpetual association with one successful project and want to leave it behind, Fischer has never felt such ambivalence.

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Now that it has burned, I have to remind myself that nature’s gift in hard times is to remind us of its perpetual cycles.

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I tell myself that nature’s gift in hard times is to remind us of its perpetual cycles.

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A perpetual narrative around Pakistan is their mercurial nature - a team with mavericks capable of beating any other side on their day.

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