perpetuousadj.

Brit.

/pəˈpɛtʃʊəs/,

/pəˈpɛtjʊəs/, U.S.

/pərˈpɛtʃ(əw)əs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin perpetuus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin perpetuus lasting, permanent (see perpetual adj.) + -ous suffix. Compare Old French (Normandy) perpetuweus (rare; recorded in F. Godefroy Dict. de l'ancienne langue française (1880 –1902)).

rare.

Perpetual, incessant.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > eternity or infinite duration > [adjective]

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1612 J. Speed Theatre of Empire of Great Brit. ii. xiv. 123/2 Great pity it is, that so famous a worke should not bee perpetuous.

1939 in Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News (Nexis) (1997) 31 Aug. 1 b The perpetuous Kuskokwim, like a relentless monster, is steadily encroaching, taking the river bank in front of the mission.

1974 Jrnl. Interamer. Stud. & World Affairs 16 47 The perpetuous rivalry for power and control.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	perpetuous
释义	perpetuousadj. Brit. /pəˈpɛtʃʊəs/, /pəˈpɛtjʊəs/, U.S. /pərˈpɛtʃ(əw)əs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin perpetuus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin perpetuus lasting, permanent (see perpetual adj.) + -ous suffix. Compare Old French (Normandy) perpetuweus (rare; recorded in F. Godefroy Dict. de l'ancienne langue française (1880 –1902)). rare. Perpetual, incessant. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > eternity or infinite duration > [adjective] echec825 echelichc825 endlessc888 lastinga1225 everlastingc1225 perdurablec1275 perpetuala1325 unendeda1325 incorruptiblea1340 ay-lastingc1340 inlastingc1340 eternec1366 interminablec1374 unstanchablec1374 ever-duringa1382 eternalc1386 sempitern1390 never-failinga1400 sempiternal14.. ever-being?a1425 ever-durable?a1425 immarcescible?a1475 perennal?c1500 deathless1547 everlastable1548 incessant1557 unperishing1561 undeterminable1581 evera1586 unendlya1586 inexterminable1592 never-ending?1592 aeviternal1596 dateless1597 undecaying1599 entombless1601 perishless1605 ageless1609 continual1610 perpetuous1612 imperible1614 ne'er-endinga1616 out-date1623 undated1624 perennious1628 immortal1630 imperishable1648 birthless1651 fadeless1652 sempiternous1653 evergreen1655 intemporal1656 indefectible1659 inconclusible1660 unending1661 aeonian1664 unfading1665 sempervirent1668 amaranthal1674 ne'er-dying1693 perennial1717 timeless1742 indefeatablea1754 amaranthine1782 aeonial1800 unterminating1821 unevanescent1827 ay1845 forever1879 sempervirid1909 1612 J. Speed Theatre of Empire of Great Brit. ii. xiv. 123/2 Great pity it is, that so famous a worke should not bee perpetuous. 1939 in Anchorage (Alaska) Daily News (Nexis) (1997) 31 Aug. 1 b The perpetuous Kuskokwim, like a relentless monster, is steadily encroaching, taking the river bank in front of the mission. 1974 Jrnl. Interamer. Stud. & World Affairs 16 47 The perpetuous rivalry for power and control. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1612
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