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per·ma·nent    Audio Help   [pur-muh-nuhnt] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.existing perpetually; everlasting, esp. without significant change.
2.intended to exist or function for a long, indefinite period without regard to unforeseeable conditions: a permanent employee; the permanent headquarters of the United Nations.
3.long-lasting or nonfading: permanent pleating; permanent ink.
–noun
4.Also called permanent wave. a wave or curl that is set into the hair by the application of a special chemical preparation and that remains for a number of months.
[Origin: 1400–50; late ME < L permanent- (s. of permanéns), prp. of permanére to remain. See per-, remain, -ent]

—Related forms
per·ma·nent·ly, adverb
per·ma·nent·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. stable, invariable, constant.
—Antonyms 1. temporary; inconstant.
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permanent wave

noun
a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals 

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