Perpetual
Per*pet"u*al
(?), a. [OE. perpetuel, F. perptuel, fr. L. perpetualis, fr. perpetuus continuing throughout, continuous, fr. perpes, -etis, lasting throughout.] Neverceasing; continuing forever or for an unlimited time; unfailing; everlasting; continuous.[1913 Webster]
Unto the kingdom of perpetual night.Shak.
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Perpetual feast of nectared sweets.Milton.
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Circle of perpetual apparition,
or
Circle of perpetual occultation. See under Circle. --
Perpetual calendar, a calendar so devised that it may be adjusted for any month or year. --
Perpetual curacy
(Ch. of Eng.), a curacy in which all the tithes are appropriated, and no vicarage is endowed.
Blackstone. --
Perpetual motion. See under Motion. --
Perpetual screw. See
Endless screw, under Screw.
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Syn. -- Continual; unceasing; endless; everlasting; incessant; constant; eternal. See Constant.
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