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Pronunciation / Transliteration: perpétuel
"Il vit dans un état de peur perpétuelle."
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Never ending or changing; occurring repeatedly; so frequent as to seem endless and uninterrupted.
"She was annoyed by their perpetual bickering."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word perpetualis, stemming from perpetuus meaning continuous or universal, built from per- (throughout) and petere (to go to, seek). It entered the English language during the late 14th century via Old French, initially retaining its core legal and theological meaning of lasting forever.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Perpetual" is said worldwide
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perpétuel
Transliteration: perpétuel
"Il vit dans un état de peur perpétuelle."
ewig
Transliteration: ewig
"Sie schienen in einem ewigen Streit zu leben."
perpetuo
Transliteration: perpetuo
"Il rumore del traffico era un suono perpetuo."
perpetuo
Transliteration: perpetuo
"Estaba en un estado de movimiento perpetuo."
perpétuo
Transliteration: perpétuo
"Eles vivem em perpétua discussão."
स्थาวर
Transliteration: sthavar
Script: स्थायी
"यह एक स्थायी समस्या बन गई है।"
永久的
Transliteration: yǒngjiǔ de
"他们陷入了永无止境的争吵中。"
영원한
Transliteration: yeongwonhan
"그들은 영원한 갈등 속에서 살고 있다."
永続的な
Transliteration: eizokuteki na
"彼女は絶え間ない不安の中にいた。"
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