/peɾˈpetwo/
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Translation
perpetual
Word origin
From Latin perpetuus ('continuous, unbroken'), from perpes, based on per ('through') and petere ('to seek, to go towards').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- perpetuus
- English cognates
- perpetual, perpetuate
Grammar
Feminineperpetua
Masc pluralperpetuos
Fem pluralperpetuas
Examples
.
They signed an agreement of perpetual peace.
aburrimiento.
He lives in a state of perpetual boredom.
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The mountains have perpetual snow.
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Her love for music seems perpetual.
agota.
The perpetual noise of the city exhausts me.
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