per'petually

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perpetual (pəˈpɛtjʊəl)

—*adj*
1.	(usually prenominal) eternal; permanent
2.	(usually prenominal) seemingly ceaseless because often repeated: your perpetual complaints
3.	horticulture blooming throughout the growing season or year

—n
4.	(of a crop plant) continually producing edible parts: perpetual spinach
5.	a plant that blooms throughout the growing season

[C14: via Old French from Latin perpetuālis universal, from perpes continuous, from per- (thoroughly) + petere to go towards]

per'petually

—*adv*

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