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(), 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. Unto the kingdom of perpetual night. Shak. Perpetual feast of nectared sweets. Milton. Circle of perpetual apparition, or 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. Syn. -- Continual; unceasing; endless; everlasting; incessant; constant; eternal. See Constant. [Image] スポンサード リンク
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