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perpetual

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Definition of perpetual

adjective

  • 1never ending or changing:deep caves in perpetual darkness
  • [attributive] denoting or having a position, job, or trophy held for life:a perpetual secretary of the society
  • (of an investment) having no fixed maturity date; irredeemable:a perpetual bond
  • 2occurring repeatedly; so frequent as to seem endless and uninterrupted:their perpetual money worries
  • 3(of a plant) blooming or fruiting several times in one season: he grows perpetual flowering carnations

Derivatives

perpetually

adverb

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French perpetuel, from Latin perpetualis, from perpetuus 'continuing throughout', from perpes, perpet- 'continuous'

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