"ever-burning" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} ever-burning (not comparable)
  1. Always burning. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: everburning
    Sense id: en-ever-burning-en-adj-IkTzR64f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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