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adjective
1.
continuing or enduring forever; everlasting.
2.
lasting an indefinitely long time: perpetual snow.
3.
continuing or continued without intermission or interruption; ceaseless: a perpetual stream of visitors all day.
4.
blooming almost continuously throughout the season or the year.
noun
5.
a hybrid rose that is perpetual.
6.
a perennial plant.
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Perpetual
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Origin:
1300–50; late Middle English perpetuall < Latin perpetuālis permanent, equivalent to perpetu(us) uninterrupted (per- per- + pet-, base of petere to seek, reach for + -uus deverbal adj. suffix) + -ālis -al1; replacing Middle English perpetuel < Middle French < Latin as above
1300–50; late Middle English perpetuall < Latin perpetuālis permanent, equivalent to perpetu(us) uninterrupted (per- per- + pet-, base of petere to seek, reach for + -uus deverbal adj. suffix) + -ālis -al1; replacing Middle English perpetuel < Middle French < Latin as above
Related forms
per·pet·u·al·i·ty, per·pet·u·al·ness, noun
per·pet·u·al·ly, adverb
non·per·pet·u·al, adjective
non·per·pet·u·al·ly, adverb
qua·si-per·pet·u·al, adjective
EXPANDqua·si-per·pet·u·al·ly, adverb
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. permanent, enduring. See eternal. 3. continuous, incessant, constant, unending, uninterrupted.
1. permanent, enduring. See eternal. 3. continuous, incessant, constant, unending, uninterrupted.
Antonyms
1. temporary. 3. discontinuous.
1. temporary. 3. discontinuous.
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Example Sentences
- Forget about that perpetual grin made famous by “Flipper” in the 60s.
- Another perpetual concern is the volume of e-mail that arrives at the individual sites.
- Believe it or not it is a perpetual power machine.
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Word Origin & History
perpetual
mid-14c., from O.Fr. perpetuel (12c.), from L. perpetualis "universal," in M.L. "permanent," from perpetuus "continuous, universal," from perpetis, gen. of Old L. perpes "lasting," probably from per- "through" + root of petere "to seek, go to, aim at" (see petition). Perpetual
EXPANDmotion is attested from 1590s.
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