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1. (adj.) perpetual
continuing or enduring forever; everlasting.
2. perpetual
lasting an indefinitely long time.
3. perpetual
continuing or continued without intermission or interruption:
a perpetual stream of visitors.
4. perpetual
blooming throughout the growing season.
5. (n.) perpetual
a perpetual plant.
6. perpetual
a variety of continuously blooming hybrid rose.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME perpetuel (< MF) < L perpetuālis permanent =perpetu(us) uninterrupted (per-per - +petere to seek, reach for +-uus deverbal adj. suffix) +-ālis -al1)
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1. (adj) ageless, aeonian, eonian, eternal, everlasting, perpetual, unending, unceasing
continuing forever or indefinitely
"the ageless themes of love and revenge"; "eternal truths"; "life everlasting"; "hell's perpetual fires"; "the unending bliss of heaven"
2. (adj) ceaseless, constant, incessant, never-ending, perpetual, unceasing, unremitting
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
"the ceaseless thunder of surf"; "in constant pain"; "night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city"; "the never-ending search for happiness"; "the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy"; "man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation"; "unremitting demands of hunger"
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1. (adjective) perpetual
continuous or never ending
in a perpetual state of depression; their perpetual arguments
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1. (adj) perpetual
neverceasing; continuing forever or for an unlimited time; unfailing; everlasting; continuous
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Sense: lasting for ever or for a long time; occurring repeatedly over a long time
He lives in perpetual fear of being discovered; perpetual noise.
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 Afrikaans: voortdurend |
 Arabic: يُخَلِّد، يُديم |
 Bulgarian: вечен |
 Brazilian: perpétuo |
 Czech: neustálý, věčný |
 German: fortwährend |
 Danish: evig |
 Greek: αέναος, συνεχής |
 Spanish: perpetuo, eterno, continu |
 Estonian: lakkamatu |
 Farsi: دائمی |
 Finnish: ikuinen |
 French: perpétuel |
 Hebrew: נִצחִי |
 Hindi: चिरस्थायी |
 Croatian: trajan, neprekidan |
 Hungarian: örök(ké tartó) |
 Indonesian: terus-menerus |
 Icelandic: eilífur, sífelldur |
 Italian: perpetuo, continuo |
 Japanese: 絶え間のない |
 Korean: 끝없는 |
 Lithuanian: amžinas, nuolatinis |
 Latvian: mūžīgs; nebeidzams |
 Malay: berpanjangan |
 Dutch: eeuwig, aanhoudend |
 Norwegian: konstant, evig(varende), |
 Polish: wieczny, nieustanny |
 Persian: دائمی |
 Pashto: پرله پسې، تل ترتله، ابدي |
 Portuguese: perpétuo |
 Romanian: neîncetat |
 Russian: постоянный;бесконечный |
 Slovak: neustály |
 Slovenian: večen |
 Serbian: neprekidan |
 Swedish: ständig, oavbruten |
 Thai: ตลอดกาล |
 Turkish: sürekli |
 Taiwanese: 永久的，長期的 |
 Ukrainian: вічний; безконечний |
 Urdu: دائمي |
 Vietnamese: không ngừng |
 Chinese: 长久的，永久的 |
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