Толковый словарь английского языка - perpetual
Perpetual
perpetual
adjective see: feather Date: 14th century 1. continuing forever ; everlasting , b. valid for all time , holding (as an office) for life or for an unlimited time, occurring continually ; indefinitely long-continued , blooming continuously throughout the season, see: continual ~ly adverb
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adj. 1 eternal; lasting for ever or indefinitely. 2 continuous, uninterrupted. 3 colloq. frequent, much repeated (perpetual interruptions). 4 permanent during life (perpetual secretary). Phrases and idioms perpetual calendar a calendar which can be adjusted to show any combination of day, month, and year. perpetual check Chess the position of play when a draw is obtained by repeated checking of the king. perpetual motion the motion of a hypothetical machine which once set in motion would run for ever unless subject to an external force or to wear. Derivatives perpetualism n. perpetually adv. Etymology: ME f. OF perpetuel f. L perpetualis f. perpetuus f. perpes -etis continuous ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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