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   perpetual

   /pəˈpɛtʃʊəl/

   adjective

   • 1. never ending or changing: "deep caves in perpetual darkness" Similar everlastingnever-endingeternalpermanentunendingendlesswithout endlastinglong-lastingconstantabidingenduringperennialtimelessagelessdeathlessundyingimmortalunfailingunchangingnever-changingchangelessunvaryingunfadinginvariableimmutableindissolubleindestructibleimperishablerare:sempiternalperdurableconstantpermanentuninterruptedcontinuousunremittingunendingunceasingpersistentunbrokenOpposite transitorytemporaryintermittent
   • ▪ 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"
   • 2. occurring repeatedly; so frequent as to seem endless and uninterrupted: "their perpetual money worries" Similar interminableincessantceaselessendlesswithout respiterelentlessunrelentingpersistentfrequentcontinualcontinuousnon-stopnever-endingrecurrentrepeatedunremittingsustainedround-the-clockalways-onhabitualchronicunabatinginformal:eternal
   • 3. (of a plant) blooming or fruiting several times in one season: "he grows perpetual flowering carnations"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French perpetuel, from Latin perpetualis, from perpetuus ‘continuing throughout’, from perpes, perpet- ‘continuous’.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › perpetualPerpetual Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   continuing forever : everlasting; valid for all time; holding something (such as an office) for life or for an unlimited time… See the full definition

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPERPETUAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PERPETUAL definition: 1. continuing for ever in the same way: 2. often repeated: 3. continuing forever in the same way: . Learn more.

4. www.thefreedictionary.com › perpetualPerpetual - definition of perpetual by The Free Dictionary

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   lasting for ever or for a long time; occurring repeatedly over a long time.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPERPETUAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   PERPETUAL meaning: 1. continuing for ever in the same way: 2. often repeated: 3. continuing forever in the same way: . Learn more.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishperpetual adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of perpetual adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [usually before noun] continuing for a long period of time without stopping or being interrupted synonym continuous. We lived for years in a perpetual state of fear. Government and parliament are in a state of perpetual conflict.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › perpetualPerpetual - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   Use the adjective perpetual to describe something that never ends or changes. If you're a perpetual procrastinator, your dilly-dallying ways are never going to improve.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPERPETUAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A perpetual act, situation, or state is one that happens again and again and so seems never to end.

9. www.oed.com › dictionary › perpetual_adjperpetual, adj., adv., & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

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   There are 15 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word perpetual, six of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › perpetualperpetual - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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    Oct 29, 2024 · perpetual (not comparable) Lasting forever, or for an indefinitely long time. Synonyms: persistent; see also Thesaurus: eternal; Set up to be in effect or have tenure for an unlimited duration. perpetual copyright; Continuing; uninterrupted. Synonyms: continuous, nonstop

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPERPETUAL | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    (Definition of perpetual from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)