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perpetually

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per·pet·u·al  (pr-pch-l)
adj.
1. Lasting for eternity.
2. Continuing or lasting for an indefinitely long time.
3. Instituted to be in effect or have tenure for an unlimited duration: a treaty of perpetual friendship.
4. Continuing without interruption. See Synonyms at continual.
5. Flowering throughout the growing season.
[Middle English perpetuel, from Old French, from Latin perpetulis, from perpetuus, continuous : per-, per- + petere, to go toward; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]
per·petu·al·ly adv.
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Adv.1.perpetually - everlastingly; for all time; "rays...streaming perpetually from the sun"- Stuart Chase
2.perpetually - without interruption; "the world is constantly changing"
constantly, incessantly, always, forever
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Spanish perpetually [pəˈpɛtjuəlɪ] adv (= eternally) → perpetuamente (= continuously); constantemente, continuamente
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