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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024e•ter•ni•ty /ɪˈtɜrnɪti/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - [uncountable] infinite time;
duration without beginning or end. - [uncountable] eternal existence, esp. the timeless state into which the soul is believed to pass at death.
- a period of time that seems endless:[countable, usually singular]I waited an eternity for a bus.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e•ter•ni•ty (i tûr′ni tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. - infinite time;
duration without beginning or end. - eternal existence, esp. as contrasted with mortal life:the eternity of God.
- Religion[Theol.]the timeless state into which the soul passes at a person's death.
- an endless or seemingly endless period of time:We had to wait an eternity for the check to arrive.
- eternities, the truths or realities of life and thought that are regarded as timeless or eternal.
- Latin aeternitās. See eterne, -ity
- Middle English eternite 1325–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: eternity /ɪˈtɜːnɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)- endless or infinite time
- the quality, state, or condition of being eternal
- (usually plural) any of the aspects of life and thought that are considered to be timeless, esp timeless and true
- the condition of timeless existence, believed by some to characterize the afterlife
- a seemingly endless period of time: an eternity of waiting
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