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la

feminine

/e.tɛʁ.ni.te/

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Translation

eternity, an age

Word origin

From Latin aeternitas, from aeternus ('everlasting'), itself from aevum ('an age'). English 'eternity' and 'age' both trace back to that noun.

Origin
Latin
Root
aeternitas
English cognates
eternity, eternal

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluraléternités

Examples

.

He spent an age standing outside the door.

Cette .

That meeting went on forever.

promis l' l'.

They promised to love each other for eternity.

.

Two minutes can feel like ages.

L', c'.

Eternity, nobody knows what that means.

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This word is part of lesson 48.