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   per·ma·nent

   /ˈpərm(ə)nənt/

   adjective

   • 1. lasting or intended to last or remain unchanged indefinitely: "a permanent ban on the dumping of radioactive waste at sea" Similar lastingenduringindefinitecontinuingperpetualeverlastingeternalabidingconstantpersistentirreparableirreversiblelifelongindissolubleindeliblestandingperennialunendingendlessnever-endingimmutableunchangeableunalterableinvariableunchangingchangelessundyingimperishableindestructibleineradicablerare:perdurablelong-termlong-lastinglastingstablefixedestablishedsoundsecuresolidfirmcontinuingdurableOpposite temporaryfleetingephemeral
   • ▪ lasting or continuing without interruption: "he's in a permanent state of rage"

   noun

   • 1. a perm for the hair: North American "a woman with a home permanent"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin permanent- ‘remaining to the end’ (perhaps via Old French), from per- ‘through’ + manere ‘remain’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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