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   per·pet·u·al

   /pərˈpeCH(əw)əl/

   adjective

   • 1. never ending or changing: "deep caves in perpetual darkness" Similar everlastingnever-endingeternalpermanentunendingendlesswithout endlastinglong-lastingconstantabidingenduringperennialtimelessagelessdeathlessundyingimmortalunfailingunchangingnever-changingchangelessunvaryingunfadinginvariableimmutableindissolubleindestructibleimperishablerare:sempiternalperdurableconstantpermanentuninterruptedcontinuousunremittingunendingunceasingpersistentunbrokenOpposite transitorytemporaryintermittent
   • ▪ denoting a position, job, or trophy held for life rather than a limited period, or the person holding it: "a perpetual secretary of the society"
   • ▪ (of an investment) having no fixed maturity date; irredeemable: "a perpetual bond"
   • 2. occurring repeatedly; so frequent as to seem endless and uninterrupted: "their perpetual money worries" Similar interminableincessantceaselessendlesswithout respiterelentlessunrelentingpersistentfrequentcontinualcontinuousnonstopnever-endingrecurrentrepeatedunremittingsustainedround-the-clockalways-onhabitualchronicunabatinginformal:eternal
   • 3. (of a plant) blooming or fruiting several times in one season: "he grows perpetual carnations"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French perpetuel, from Latin perpetualis, from perpetuus ‘continuing throughout’, from perpes, perpet- ‘continuous’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPERPETUAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PERPETUAL definition: 1. continuing for ever in the same way: 2. often repeated: 3. continuing forever in the same way: . Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › perpetualPerpetual Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of PERPETUAL is continuing forever : everlasting. How to use perpetual in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Perpetual.

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   adjective. continuing or enduring forever; everlasting. Synonyms: enduring, permanent. Antonyms: temporary. lasting an indefinitely long time: perpetual snow. continuing or continued without intermission or interruption; ceaseless: a perpetual stream of visitors all day. Synonyms: uninterrupted, unending, constant, incessant, continuous.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPERPETUAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   adjective. us / pɚˈpetʃ.u.əl / uk / pəˈpetʃ.u.əl / Add to word list. continuing forever in the same way: They lived in perpetual fear of being discovered. He has hard, cold eyes and his mouth is set in a perpetual sneer. a perpetual student. often repeated: perpetual vandalism. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Always & never. again.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › perpetualPerpetual - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Use the adjective perpetual to describe something that never ends or changes. If you're a perpetual procrastinator, your dilly-dallying ways are never going to improve.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPERPETUAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 meanings: 1. eternal; permanent 2. seemingly ceaseless because often repeated 3. horticulture blooming throughout the growing.... Click for more definitions.

8. www.yourdictionary.com › perpetualPerpetual Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Noun. Filter. adjective. Lasting forever; never-ending. Conceived heaven as a state of perpetual bliss. American Heritage. Lasting or enduring forever or for an indefinitely long time; eternal; permanent. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Continuing indefinitely without interruption; unceasing; constant. A perpetual nuisance.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishperpetual adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   adjective. /pəˈpetʃuəl/ /pərˈpetʃuəl/ [usually before noun] continuing for a long period of time without stopping or being interrupted synonym continuous. the perpetual noise of traffic. We lived for years in a perpetual state of fear. (literary) mountain peaks covered with perpetual snows and ice. Extra Examples. Topics Time c2.

10. www.thefreedictionary.com › perpetualPerpetual - definition of perpetual by The Free Dictionary

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    1. continuing or enduring forever; everlasting. 2. lasting an indefinitely long time. 3. continuing or continued without intermission or interruption: a perpetual stream of visitors.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPERPETUAL | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    Definition of perpetual – Learner’s Dictionary. perpetual. adjective. uk / pəˈpetʃuəl / us. Add to word list. never ending: He seems to be in a perpetual state of confusion. perpetually. adverb. (Definition of perpetual from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of perpetual. in Chinese (Traditional)