perpetual.
Lasting forever, or for an indefinitely long time.
Meaning & usage
Lasting forever, or for an indefinitely long time.
Set up to be in effect or have tenure for an unlimited duration.
perpetual copyright
Continuing; uninterrupted.
Flowering throughout the growing season.
By means of artificial hybridization, practised for a series of years, he has succeeded in producing a race of carnations which are perpetual bloomers.
The hybrid perpetual roses as a rule require to be pruned to within 4 to 6 inches of the ground.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English perpetuel, from Old French perpetuel, from Latin perpetuālis (“universal”), from perpetuus, from petō.
Ellipsis of perpetual check.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English perpetuel, from Old French perpetuel, from Latin perpetuālis (“universal”), from perpetuus, from petō.
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