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per⋅ma⋅nence

[pur-muh-nuhns]
–noun
the condition or quality of being permanent; perpetual or continued existence.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME < ML permanentia. See permanent, -ence
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per·ma·nence   (pûr'mə-nəns)   
n.  The quality or condition of being permanent; permanency.
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