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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. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMeaning of perpetual in English - Cambridge Dictionary

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   continuing forever, or happening all the time: They lived in perpetual fear of being discovered. She resented his perpetual complaining about her cooking. perpetually. adverb [ not gradable ] us. / pərˈpetʃ·u·ə·li / She is perpetually late. (Definition of perpetual from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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

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   Sep 28, 2011 · The meaning of PERPETUAL is continuing forever : everlasting. How to use perpetual in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Perpetual.

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

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   continuing forever, or happening all the time: They lived in perpetual fear of being discovered. She resented his perpetual complaining about her cooking. perpetually. adverb [ not gradable ] us. / pərˈpetʃ·u·ə·li / She is perpetually late. (Definition of perpetual from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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

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   adjective. 1.(usually prenominal) eternal; permanent. 2.(usually prenominal) seemingly ceaseless because often repeated. your perpetual complaints. 3. horticulture.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › perpetualPERPETUAL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   continuing or enduring forever; everlasting. Synonyms: enduring, permanent. Antonyms: temporary. lasting an indefinitely long time: perpetual snow. continuing or continued without intermission or interruption; ceaseless: a perpetual stream of visitors all day. Synonyms: uninterrupted, unending, constant, incessant, continuous.

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

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   [only before noun] (of a job or position) lasting for the whole of somebody’s life He was elected perpetual president. (humorous) She's a perpetual student. The harshest punishment was perpetual exile.

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

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   1. Lasting forever; never-ending: conceived heaven as a state of perpetual bliss. 2. Continuing or being so for an indefinitely long time: found themselves in perpetual debt; felt like a perpetual outsider. See Synonyms at continual. 3. Flowering throughout the growing season.

9. www.britannica.com › dictionary › perpetualPerpetual Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   PERPETUAL meaning: 1 : continuing forever or for a very long time without stopping; 2 : happening all the time or very often.

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

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    Definition of perpetual – Learner’s Dictionary. perpetual. adjective. uk. / pəˈpetʃuəl / us. Add to word list. never ending: He seems to be in a perpetual state of confusion. perpetually. adverb. (Definition of perpetual from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of perpetual. in Chinese (Traditional)

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordPERPETUAL - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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    1. A perpetual feeling, state, or quality is one that never ends or changes. [...] 2. A perpetual act, situation, or state is one that happens again and again and so seems never to end. [...] More. Synonyms of 'perpetual' • everlasting, permanent, endless, eternal [...] • continual, repeated, constant, endless [...] More.