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perpetual

  • adjective
  • per·pet·u·al
  • /pɚˈpɛt͡ʃuəl/

Lasting forever, or for an indefinitely long time.

Other meanings

  1. Set up to be in effect or have tenure for an unlimited duration.

  2. Continuing; uninterrupted.

Synonyms

  • eternal

Related words

  • nonperpetual
  • perpetualism
  • perpetualist
  • perpetuality
  • perpetualness
  • semiperpetual
  • unperpetual
  • perpetual beta
  • perpetual bond
  • perpetual curate
  • perpetual license
  • perpetual canon

Word history

From Latin "perpetuālis" (universal).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “perpetual” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.