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sem⋅pi⋅ter⋅nal

  [sem-pi-tur-nl]
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–adjective Literary.
everlasting; eternal.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < LL sempiternālis, equiv. to L sempitern(us) everlasting semp(er) always + -i- -i- + -ternus suffix of temporal adjs.; see eterne ) + -ālis -al 1

Related forms:
sem⋅pi⋅ter⋅nal⋅ly, adverb
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sem·pi·ter·nal   (sěm'pĭ-tûr'nəl)   
adj.  Enduring forever; eternal. See Synonyms at infinite.

[Middle English, from Old French sempiternel, from Late Latin sempiternālis, from Latin sempiternus : semper, always; see sem-1 in Indo-European roots + aeternus, eternal; see aiw- in Indo-European roots.]
sem'pi·ter'ni·ty (-nĭ-tē) n.
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Sempiternal

Sem`pi*ter"nal\, a. [L. sempiternus, fr. semper always: cf. F. sempiternel.]

1. Of neverending duration; everlasting; endless; having beginning, but no end. --Sir M. Hale.

2. Without beginning or end; eternal. --Blackmore.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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sempiternal 
c.1400, from O.Fr. sempiternel (13c.) or L.L. sempiternalis, from L. sempiternus, from L. semper "always" (see semper-) + æternus "eternal" (see eternal).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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