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perennial

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perennial


Main Entry:
pe·ren·ni·al Listen to the pronunciation of perennial
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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