Main Entry: per·pet·u·al
Pronunciation: p&r-'pe-ch&-w&l, -ch&l; -'pech-w&l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English perpetuel, from Anglo-French, from Latin perpetuus uninterrupted, from per- through + petere to go to -- more at FEATHER
1 a : continuing forever : EVERLASTING <perpetual motion> b (1) : valid for all time <a perpetual right> (2) : holding (as an office) for life or for an unlimited time
2 : occurring continually : indefinitely long-continued <perpetual problems>
3 : blooming continuously throughout the season
synonym see CONTINUAL
- per·pet·u·al·ly adverb