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    [Adjective]  | "per*pet*u*al" | \ pər-ˈpe-chə-wəl \


    1: continuing forever : everlasting

    2: valid for all time

    3: holding something (such as an office) for life or for an unlimited time


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English perpetuel, from Anglo-French, from Latin perpetuus uninterrupted, from per- through + petere to go to {mat|feather|};

    [Noun]  | "perpetual calendar" 


    1: a table for finding the day of the week for any one of a wide range of dates


    Origin: 1577 ;

    [Noun]  | "perpetual check" 


    1: an endless succession of checks to which an opponent's king may be subjected to force a draw in chess


    Origin: 1750 ;

    [Adjective]  | "perpetual" 


    1: going on and on without any interruptions;


      * e.g., " ... the perpetual rise and fall of the sea "





    2: having an existence or validity that does not change or diminish;


      * e.g., " ... freedom of religion is a perpetual right that is guaranteed by the nation's constitution "





    3: lasting forever;


      * e.g., " ... an immature jerk who seemed to be in a state of perpetual adolescence "



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     [ "perpetual" ]

    1: Eternal, everlasting

      * e.g.,  ... The perpetual spinning, flashing, twirling, splashing, and rotation and fluorish of colors and lights everywhere are but a few of the spoils of halucenagenic mushrooms. 

     [ "perpetual" ]

    1: the act of never changing

      * e.g.,  ... The tool used perpetual Motion to input the sample. This Created a phenomenon known as caterwaul 

     [ "Perpetual" ]

    1: Perpetual is a very cute girl, loves herself, can be the best lover, she tries not to care about what people think of her and always wants to be happy.

      * e.g.,  ... I would love to make e perpetual as my soul mate 

     [ "Perpetually" ]

    1: continuing or continued without intermission or interruption; ceaseless: a perpetual stream of visitors all day. blooming almost continuously throughout the season or the year.

      * e.g.,  ... Reflected sunlight which perpetually enfolds her is only made apparent 

     [ "Perpetual" ]

    1:  Something lasting forever.

      * e.g.,  ... 1/ Some people believe heaven is perpetual. 


     [ "Perpetual" ]

    2:  Lasting for an indefinitely long time.

      * e.g.,  ...  Serial killers kill perpetual. 


     [ "Perpetual" ]

    3:  Something occurring repeatedly.

      * e.g.,  ...  Perpetual flowers. 


     [ "Perpetual" ]

    4:  Botany blooming throughout season: describes flowers or flowering plants that bloom throughout the season.

     [ "Perpetue" ]

    1: She is the girl that is shy but when you know her she can talk a lotttt. She is the lengest girl ever but it’s only the ugly boys that move to her. She is wifey material so find a girl called Perpetue and wife her.

      * e.g.,  ... Perpetue is so leng and she’s wifey 

     [ "perpetuate" ]

    1: Keep something going indefinitely...

      * e.g.,  ... Yo, let's perpetuate this p!!!!ar-taaaay and RAGE 

     [ "perpetuity" ]

    1: When the revision has gone on for so long you have gone mad and think you are a BERRY or an ALLEN

      * e.g.,  ... Duuuudeee I'm feeling like a crazed BERRY with all this perpetuity. What a drain. 

     [ "Perpetual failure" ]

    1: Constant disappointment, despite ever-lasting belief that success will eventual happen. Loser. Irrelevant, yet never-ending, drain on society.

      * e.g.,  ... Hey Bob, do you think the Toronto Maple Leafs will make it this year? Those rejects? No way! They're a perpetual failure; always have been, always will be. 

     [ "perpetual victim" ]

    1: A person who is constantly facing some sort of hardship or traumatic experience whether true, self-inflicted or completely false. Typically a person is a perpetual victim for the sake of evoking sympathy from others or being the constant center of attention. These hardships are usually extreme and can be (but are not limited to) life-threatening sicknesses, family sicknesses, deaths, natural disasters, financial loss, IRS auditing, relationship problems, etc.

      * e.g.,  ... We used to believe Vicki's problems were legitimate, then I started keeping track & realized if she really had all the medical problems she claims she does, then she would be dead by now. Now we all notice she has a different ailment every month & is looking for sympathy. Typical perpetual victim. 

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