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permanently

/ˈpɝ.mə.nənt.li/

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What does permanently mean?

adverb

  1. In a permanent manner; lastingly.
  2. Forever.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈpɝ.mə.nənt.li/

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Had they been permanently separated by judicious guardians, and had she been obliged to obliterate his image from her lightly-beating little heart?
Henry JamesConfidenceProject Gutenberg ebook #178
She's to be here four or five days a week as temporary secretary, and somehow I must manage to keep her permanently.
Jean WebsterDear EnemyProject Gutenberg ebook #238
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It will always be choosing first one and then the other, and will never be able to make up its mind permanently.
Mark TwainFollowing the Equator: A Journey Around the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #2895
But grafts on the chestnut oak are not permanently thrifty and productive, though they have been reported as growing for some time.
Edward J. (Edward James) WicksonOne Thousand Questions in California Agriculture AnsweredProject Gutenberg ebook #5152