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permanent.

permanent

9 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌpɛr.maːˈnɛnt/

  1. permanent

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French permanent, from Latin permanēns. The noun is a shortening of permanent hairwave, which was borrowed from English permanent hairwave, and may have been influenced by or borrowed from American English permanent.

noun/ˌpɛr.maːˈnɛnt/

  1. perm, permanent, permanent wave

    diminutive · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French permanent, from Latin permanēns. The noun is a shortening of permanent hairwave, which was borrowed from English permanent hairwave, and may have been influenced by or borrowed from American English permanent.

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