perpetual

Meanings

• adjective

  Lasting or continuing indefinitely

• Something that continues indefinitely or for a very long time

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Pronunciation

1. /pɚˈpɛtʃuəl/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

continuant , persistent , continuous , nonstop

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with perpetual
eternal , regal , sequel , vital

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Variants

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perpetual , perpetual calendar , perpetual calendars , perpetual check , perpetual checks

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Forms

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The form of 'perpetual' remains the same in all cases.

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'perpetuus' meaning 'continuous, everlasting'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'perpetual' is often used in law to describe a legal action that can be brought at any time.

2. In mathematics, there is no such thing as a 'perpetual motion machine', as it violates the laws of thermodynamics.

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Related Concepts

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1. Eternal: Related concept that refers to something that has no end or exists forever.

2. Infinite: Related concept that refers to something that has no limit or end.

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Quotes

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1. Only after I had built to the emotional peroration culminating in the word "astonishing" was I at last sufficiently unastonished by the force of my feelings to be able to put together a couple of hours of sleep—or something resembling sleep, for, even half out of it, I was a biography in "perpetual" motion, memory to the marrow of my bones.

   - Philip Roth,{it}American Pastoral{/it},1997

2. As always, I was struck by how the core values of the military—service and discipline, both physical and intellectual—are so different from the "perpetual" American Mardi Gras.

   - Joe Klein,{it}Time{/it},29 Aug. 2005

3. He's addicted to the "perpetual" flux of the information networks. He craves his next data fix. He's a speed freak, an info junkie.

   - David Brooks,{it}Newsweek{/it},30 Apr. 2001

4. Because Hunter had been a "perpetual" Peter Pan, accepting the bleak reality of his death came hard.

   - Douglas Brinkley,{it}Rolling Stone{/it},22 Sept. 2005

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Culture

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In literature, 'perpetual' is often used to describe something that lasts forever or continues indefinitely. For example, in Dante's Inferno, the river of the dead is described as 'perpetual' because it never ends. In music, the term 'perpetual motion' refers to a musical composition that seems to have no ending.

How to Memorize "perpetual"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a clock that never stops ticking or a river that never ends.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'perpetual' with the concept of something that lasts forever.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in 'Perpetual' - Permanently Enduring, Phenomenally Lasting, Exceedingly Radiant, Phenomenal, Unending, Lasting, Eternal.

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