perpetual
English
Alternative forms
- perpetuall (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French perpetuel, from Latin perpetualis (“universal”)[1], from perpetuus, from peto.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /pɚˈpɛtʃuəl/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pəˈpɛtʃʊəl/, /pəˈpɛtjʊəl/
- Hyphenation: per‧pet‧u‧al
Audio (US) (file)
Adjective
perpetual (not comparable)
- Lasting forever, or for an indefinitely long time
- Set up to be in effect or have tenure for an unlimited duration
- 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.
Derived terms
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Translations
lasting forever
continuing uninterrupted
flowering throughout the growing season
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