"permanency" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: permanencies [plural]
Etymology: From Latin permanentia. Compare permanence. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|permanentia}} Latin permanentia Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} permanency (countable and uncountable, plural permanencies)
  1. The state or quality of permanence. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-permanency-en-noun-4bdMDO75 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
  2. (countable) A person or thing permanently in residence. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-permanency-en-noun-5MJMHmmR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: perdurance, remanence, permanence

Inflected forms

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