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Meaning of 'perpetual' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Perpetual [ a.]
- Neverceasing; continuing forever or for an unlimited time; unfailing; everlasting; continuous.

Meaning of 'perpetual' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . perpetual [ s]
Meaning (1):
- continuing forever or indefinitely
Example in sentence:
  • eternal truths;
  • hell's perpetual fires;
  • life everlasting;
  • the ageless themes of love and revenge;
  • the unending bliss of heaven
Meaning (2):
- uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
Example in sentence:
  • in constant pain;
  • man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation;
  • night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city;
  • the ceaseless thunder of surf;
  • the never-ending search for happiness;
  • the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy;
  • unremitting demands of hunger

Nearby Words:

per per- peract peracute peradventure peraeopod peragrate peragration perambulate perambulated

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