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perennial

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perennial

Main Entry:: pe·ren·ni·al
Pronunciation:: \pə-ˈre-nē-əl\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: Latin perennis, from per- throughout + annus year — more at per-, annual
Date:: 1644

1: present at all seasons of the year2: persisting for several years usually with new herbaceous growth from a perennating part <perennial asters>3 a: persistent, enduring <perennial favorites> b: continuing without interruption : constant, perpetual <the perennial quest for certainty> <a perennial student> c: regularly repeated or renewed : recurrent <death is a perennial literary theme>

synonyms see continual

— perennial noun

— pe·ren·ni·al·ly

Listen to the pronunciation of perennially

\-nē-ə-lē\ adverb

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