different between perpetual vs imperishable
perpetual
English
Alternative forms
- perpetuall (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French perpetuel, from Latin perpetualis (“universal”), from perpetuus, from peto.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /p??p?t?u?l/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p??p?t???l/, /p??p?tj??l/
- Hyphenation: per?pet?u?al
Adjective
perpetual (not comparable)
- Lasting forever, or for an indefinitely long time
- Synonyms: continuant, persistent
- Set up to be in effect or have tenure for an unlimited duration
- Continuing; uninterrupted
- Synonyms: continuous, nonstop
- (botany) Flowering throughout the growing season
Derived terms
- perpetual motion
Related terms
- perpetuate
Translations
References
Further reading
- perpetual at OneLook Dictionary Search
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /p??.p?.tu?al/
- (Central) IPA(key): /p?r.p?.tu?al/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /pe?.pe.tu?al/
Adjective
perpetual (masculine and feminine plural perpetuals)
- perpetual
- Synonym: perpetu
Derived terms
- perpetualment
Further reading
- “perpetual” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “perpetual” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “perpetual” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “perpetual” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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imperishable
English
Etymology
From Middle French impérissable. See im- +? perishable.
Pronunciation
Adjective
imperishable
- not perishable; not subject to decay; enduring permanently
Translations
Noun
imperishable (plural imperishables)
- (in the plural) something that does not perish, or keeps for a long time
References
- imperishable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- imperishable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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