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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024per•pet•u•al /pɚˈpɛtʃuəl/USA pronunciation adj. - continuing or lasting forever;
everlasting. - lasting for a very long time.
- continuing without stopping or interrupting:her perpetual whining about her job.
- Botany(of a plant or flower) blooming throughout the growing season.
n. [countable] - Botanya perpetual plant.
per•pet•u•al•ly, adv.: She was perpetually whining.See -pet-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024per•pet•u•al (pər pech′o̅o̅ əl),USA pronunciation adj. - continuing or enduring forever;
everlasting. - lasting an indefinitely long time:perpetual snow.
- continuing or continued without intermission or interruption;
ceaseless:a perpetual stream of visitors all day. - blooming almost continuously throughout the season or the year.
n. - a hybrid rose that is perpetual.
- a perennial plant.
- Latin as above
- Middle French
- Latin perpetuālis permanent, equivalent. to perpetu(us) uninterrupted ( per- per- + pet-, base of petere to seek, reach for + -uus deverbal adjective, adjectival suffix) + -ālis -al1; replacing Middle English perpetuel
- late Middle English perpetuall 1300–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged permanent, enduring. See eternal.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged continuous, incessant, constant, unending, uninterrupted.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged temporary.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged discontinuous.
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