permanency

[pur-muh-nuhn-see]

per·ma·nen·cy

[pur-muh-nuhn-see]
noun, plural per·ma·nen·cies for 2.
2.
something that is permanent.

Origin:
1545–55; < Medieval Latin permanentia. See permanent, -ency

non·per·ma·nen·cy, noun

permanence, permanency.
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Permanency is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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permanency (ˈpɜːmənənsɪ)
 
n , pl -cies
1.  a person or thing that is permanent
2.  another word for permanence

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