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Antonyms for perpetuals

Grammar : Verb
Spell : per-pech-oo-uhl
Phonetic Transcription : pərˈpɛtʃ u əl


Definition of perpetuals

Origin :
  • mid-14c., from Old French perpetuel "without end" (12c.) and directly from Latin perpetualis "universal," in Medieval Latin "permanent," from perpetuus "continuous, universal," from perpetis, genitive of Old Latin perpes "lasting," probably from per- "through" + root of petere "to seek, go to, aim at" (see petition (n.)). Related: Perpetually. Perpetual motion is attested from 1590s.
  • As in unbroken : verb continuous, whole
Example sentences :
  • The floribunda varieties belong to this class of perpetuals.
  • Extract from : « Talks about Flowers. » by M. D. Wellcome
  • Nevertheless, the perpetuals were not deprived of their right.
  • Extract from : « The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia » by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  • The following are good examples of these Perpetuals: Joasine Hanet has deep purplish-red flowers, very showy.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Roses » by Francis Parkman
  • Many of the Perpetuals and Bourbons are propagated with facility by the same mode.
  • Extract from : « Parsons on the Rose » by Samuel Browne Parsons

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