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for ever

[fawr-ev-er, fer-] Origin

for·ev·er

[fawr-ev-er, fer-]
adverb
1.
without ever ending; eternally: to last forever.
2.
continually; incessantly; always: He's forever complaining.
noun
3.
an endless or seemingly endless period of time: It took them forever to make up their minds.

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For ever is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
4.
forever and a day, eternally; always: They pledged to love each other forever and a day.

Origin:
1660–70; orig. phrase for ever
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Word Origin & History

forever
late 14c., for ever; from for + ever. One word from late 17c.
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