pɪˈtɜr adjective Literary.
everlasting; eternal.
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| —adj | |
| literary everlasting; eternal | |
| [C15: from Old French sempiternel, from Late Latin sempiternālis, from Latin sempiternus, from semper always + aeternus | |
| sempi'ternally | |
| —adv | |
| sempiternity | |
| —n | |
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Sempiternal
is always a great word to know.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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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).
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