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/e.tɛʁ.ni.te/
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
Examples
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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.
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Two minutes can feel like ages.
L', c'.
Eternity, nobody knows what that means.
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