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perpetual

/pɚˈpɛt͡ʃuəl/

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What does perpetual mean?

adjective

  1. Lasting forever, or for an indefinitely long time.
  2. Set up to be in effect or have tenure for an unlimited duration.
  3. Continuing; uninterrupted.
More meanings (2)

adjective

  1. Flowering throughout the growing season.

noun

  1. Ellipsis of perpetual check.

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IPA pronunciation

/pɚˈpɛt͡ʃuəl/

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Without invalidating anything that we have just said, we believe that a perpetual memory of the tomb is proper for the living.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135
Three millions of people, living in little short of perpetual misery have to be reached and rescued out of this terrible condition.
William BoothIn Darkest England, and the Way OutProject Gutenberg ebook #475
More book examples (2)
And if our youth are to do their work in life, must they not make these graces and harmonies their perpetual aim?
PlatoThe RepublicTranslated by Benjamin JowettProject Gutenberg ebook #1497
The surface is generally hilly and even mountainous, and several of the peaks in Dauphiny rise above the limit of perpetual snow.
George P. (George Perkins) MarshThe Earth as Modified by Human ActionProject Gutenberg ebook #6019