"everlasting" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌɛvɚˈlæstɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˌɛvəˈlɑːstɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-everlasting.ogg Forms: more everlasting [comparative], most everlasting [superlative]
Rhymes: -æstɪŋ, -ɑːstɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English, equivalent to ever + lasting. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{compound|en|ever|lasting}} ever + lasting Head templates: {{en-adj}} everlasting (comparative more everlasting, superlative most everlasting)
  1. Lasting or enduring forever; existing or continuing without end Synonyms: immortal, eternal Translations (lasting or enduring forever): вечен (večen) (Bulgarian), etern (Catalan), ᎢᎪᎯᏓ (igohida) (Cherokee), 永活 (english: wing⁵ wut⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 永活 (yǒnghuó) (Chinese Mandarin), altijddurend (Dutch), ikuinen (Finnish), éternel (French), eterno (Galician), sen termo (Galician), interminábel (Galician), მუდმივი (mudmivi) (Georgian), მარადი (maradi) (Georgian), წარუვალი (c̣aruvali) (Georgian), ewig (German), 𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (aiweins) (Gothic), अक्षय (akṣay) (Hindi), örökös (Hungarian), örökkévaló (Hungarian), eterno [masculine] (Italian), imperituro [masculine] (Italian), immortale (Italian), 永久の (eikyū no) (Japanese), sempiternus (Latin), doo ninítʼiʼii (Navajo), -a ɗaima (Ngazidja Comorian), ēċe (Old English), صوڭسز (soñsız) (Ottoman Turkish), ابدی (ebedî) (Ottoman Turkish), دایم (daim) (Ottoman Turkish), موبد (muʿebbed) (Ottoman Turkish), پاینده (payende, payanda) (Ottoman Turkish), eterno (Portuguese), interminável (Portuguese), etern (Romanian), nemuritor (Romanian), interminabil (Romanian), ве́чный (véčnyj) (Russian), अक्षित (akṣita) (Sanskrit), maireannach (Scottish Gaelic), sìorraidh (Scottish Gaelic), inmarcesible (Spanish), 𒁕𒊑 (Da-ri) (Sumerian), evig (Swedish), ṣekaññe (Tocharian B), sonsuz (Turkish), vĩnh viễn (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-everlasting-en-adj-aai-T6Xt Categories (other): Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Immortality, Infinity Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 30 13 10 0 35 12 1 Disambiguation of Immortality: 60 8 20 0 5 6 2 Disambiguation of Infinity: 35 7 36 0 10 8 4 Disambiguation of 'lasting or enduring forever': 91 4 5
  2. Continuing indefinitely, or during a long period; perpetual; sometimes used, colloquially, as a strong intensive. Translations (continuing indefinitely): безкраен (bezkraen) (Bulgarian), eindeloos (Dutch), ikuinen (Finnish), permanent (French), endlos (German), мәңгілік (mäñgılık) (Kazakh), پاینده (payende, payanda) (Ottoman Turkish), perpetuu (Romanian), continuu (Romanian), бесконе́чный (beskonéčnyj) (Russian), бескра́йний (beskrájnij) (Russian), постоя́нный (postojánnyj) (english: constant, permanent) (Russian), maireannach (Scottish Gaelic), sìorraidh (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-everlasting-en-adj-~m-Rj80k Categories (other): Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 30 13 10 0 35 12 1 Disambiguation of 'continuing indefinitely': 17 73 9
  3. (philosophy) Existing with infinite temporal duration (as opposed to existence outside of time). Categories (topical): Philosophy Synonyms (existing with infinite temporal duration): sempiternal
    Sense id: en-everlasting-en-adj-UobZ0YtI Categories (other): Infinity Disambiguation of Infinity: 35 7 36 0 10 8 4 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'existing with infinite temporal duration': 20 7 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Adverb

IPA: /ˌɛvɚˈlæstɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˌɛvəˈlɑːstɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-everlasting.ogg Forms: more everlasting [comparative], most everlasting [superlative]
Rhymes: -æstɪŋ, -ɑːstɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English, equivalent to ever + lasting. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{compound|en|ever|lasting}} ever + lasting Head templates: {{en-adv}} everlasting (comparative more everlasting, superlative most everlasting)
  1. (colloquial) Extremely. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-everlasting-en-adv-WK82u2qw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ever-lasting

Noun

IPA: /ˌɛvɚˈlæstɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˌɛvəˈlɑːstɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-everlasting.ogg Forms: everlastings [plural]
Rhymes: -æstɪŋ, -ɑːstɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English, equivalent to ever + lasting. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{compound|en|ever|lasting}} ever + lasting Head templates: {{en-noun}} everlasting (plural everlastings)
  1. An everlasting flower. Categories (lifeform): Flowers, Gnaphalieae tribe plants Translations (everlasting flower): sempreviva [feminine] (Catalan), ikikukka (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-everlasting-en-noun-WGZS21gG Disambiguation of Flowers: 28 10 8 0 47 6 1 Disambiguation of Gnaphalieae tribe plants: 27 13 9 0 42 7 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English karmadharaya compounds, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Cherokee translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gothic translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Navajo translations, Terms with Ngazidja Comorian translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Sumerian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tocharian B translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Infinity Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 12 6 0 52 3 0 Disambiguation of English karmadharaya compounds: 25 13 13 0 42 5 2 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 11 2 0 55 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 11 6 0 52 3 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 11 2 0 56 2 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 28 13 8 0 45 5 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 27 13 5 0 49 4 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 28 15 6 0 45 5 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Cherokee translations: 27 12 5 0 49 6 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 26 13 5 0 49 5 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 29 13 6 0 46 5 2 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 27 13 5 0 49 4 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 29 13 6 0 46 5 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 29 13 11 0 40 6 1 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 27 13 6 0 49 4 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 32 13 8 0 41 5 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 26 14 12 0 42 4 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 27 13 8 0 40 10 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 31 14 4 0 47 3 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 27 12 4 0 52 3 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 29 13 6 0 45 5 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 26 15 4 0 51 3 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 28 15 7 0 43 6 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 27 12 4 0 52 4 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Ngazidja Comorian translations: 28 13 5 0 48 4 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 23 13 23 0 36 4 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 30 13 10 0 35 12 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 28 17 6 0 43 5 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 29 13 6 0 46 5 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 27 12 4 0 52 3 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 27 13 5 0 49 4 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 29 13 6 0 45 5 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 27 14 5 0 51 3 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Sumerian translations: 29 13 12 0 39 5 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 29 13 6 0 46 5 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Tocharian B translations: 22 10 6 0 60 2 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 29 13 6 0 46 5 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 29 13 6 0 45 5 2 Disambiguation of Infinity: 35 7 36 0 10 8 4 Disambiguation of 'everlasting flower': 99 1 0
  2. (historical) A durable cloth fabric for shoes, etc. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-everlasting-en-noun-VdeJFExv Categories (other): Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations: 30 13 10 0 35 12 1
  3. (now rare, with 'the') God. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-everlasting-en-noun-FDezprA3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ever-lasting
Derived forms: alpine everlasting, California everlasting (taxonomic: Pseudognaphalium californicum), Cascade everlasting (taxonomic: Ozothamnus secundiflorus), clammy everlasting (taxonomic: Gnaphalium macounii), everlasting daisy (taxonomic: Asteraceae spp.), everlasting flower (taxonomic: Asteraceae spp.), everlasting life, everlastingly, everlastingness, everlasting pea (taxonomic: Lathyrus latifolius), everlasting pool, everlasting staircase, everlasting syllabub, everlasting thorn (taxonomic: Pyracantha coccinea), golden everlasting (taxonomic: Xerochrysum bracteatum), large-flowered everlasting, life everlasting, mountain everlasting (taxonomic: Antennaria dioica), pearly everlasting (taxonomic: Anaphalis spp.), Pennsylvania everlasting (taxonomic: Gamochaeta pensylvanica), pink and white everlasting (taxonomic: Rhodanthe chlorocephala), purple everlasting (taxonomic: Gamochaeta purpurea), spring everlasting (taxonomic: Asteraceae spp.), sticky everlasting, Swan River everlasting (alt: syn. Helipterum manglesii) (taxonomic: Rhodanthe manglesii), winged everlasting (taxonomic: Ammobium alatum)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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          "ref": "1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:",
          "text": "Whether we shall meet again I know not; Therefore our everlasting farewell take; Forever, and forever farewell, Cassius.",
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          "ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 21:33:",
          "text": "The Everlasting God.",
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          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
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          "code": "chr",
          "lang": "Cherokee",
          "roman": "igohida",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "ᎢᎪᎯᏓ"
        },
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          "english": "wing⁵ wut⁶",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "永活"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "yǒnghuó",
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          "word": "永活"
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        {
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "altijddurend"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 4 5",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "ikuinen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 4 5",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "éternel"
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "eterno"
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        {
          "_dis1": "91 4 5",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "sen termo"
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        {
          "_dis1": "91 4 5",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "interminábel"
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        {
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          "roman": "mudmivi",
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          "roman": "maradi",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "მარადი"
        },
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "c̣aruvali",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "ewig"
        },
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          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "aiweins",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃"
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "akṣay",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "अक्षय"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "örökös"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "örökkévaló"
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          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "tags": [
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        },
        {
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "imperituro"
        },
        {
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "immortale"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 4 5",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "eikyū no",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "永久の"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 4 5",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "sempiternus"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 4 5",
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "doo ninítʼiʼii"
        },
        {
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          "code": "zdj",
          "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "-a ɗaima"
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        {
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          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "ēċe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 4 5",
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "soñsız",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "صوڭسز"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 4 5",
          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "ebedî",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "ابدی"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "daim",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "دایم"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "muʿebbed",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "موبد"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ota",
          "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
          "roman": "payende, payanda",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "پاینده"
        },
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "eterno"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 4 5",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "interminável"
        },
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "etern"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "nemuritor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 4 5",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "interminabil"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 4 5",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "véčnyj",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "ве́чный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 4 5",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "akṣita",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "अक्षित"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 4 5",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "maireannach"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 4 5",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "sìorraidh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 4 5",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "inmarcesible"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 4 5",
          "code": "sux",
          "lang": "Sumerian",
          "roman": "Da-ri",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "𒁕𒊑"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 4 5",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "evig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 4 5",
          "code": "txb",
          "lang": "Tocharian B",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "ṣekaññe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 4 5",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "sonsuz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 4 5",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "lasting or enduring forever",
          "word": "vĩnh viễn"
        }
      ]
    },
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        {
          "text": "this everlasting nonsense",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 17:8:",
          "text": "I will give to thee, and to thy seed after thee[…]the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1728, [Alexander Pope], “(please specify the page)”, in The Dunciad. An Heroic Poem. […], Dublin, London: […] A. Dodd, →OCLC:",
          "text": "And heard thy everlasting yawn confess\n The pains and penalties of idleness.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Continuing indefinitely, or during a long period; perpetual; sometimes used, colloquially, as a strong intensive."
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "17 73 9",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "bezkraen",
          "sense": "continuing indefinitely",
          "word": "безкраен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "17 73 9",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "continuing indefinitely",
          "word": "eindeloos"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "17 73 9",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "continuing indefinitely",
          "word": "ikuinen"
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      "ipa": "/ˌɛvɚˈlæstɪŋ/",
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        "General-American"
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      "ipa": "/ˌɛvəˈlɑːstɪŋ/",
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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      "rhymes": "-ɑːstɪŋ"
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    {
      "word": "ever-lasting"
    }
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}

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    "en:Gnaphalieae tribe plants",
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    {
      "word": "alpine everlasting"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Pseudognaphalium californicum",
      "word": "California everlasting"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Ozothamnus secundiflorus",
      "word": "Cascade everlasting"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Gnaphalium macounii",
      "word": "clammy everlasting"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Asteraceae spp.",
      "word": "everlasting daisy"
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    {
      "taxonomic": "Asteraceae spp.",
      "word": "everlasting flower"
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    {
      "word": "everlasting life"
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    {
      "word": "everlastingly"
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    {
      "word": "everlastingness"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Lathyrus latifolius",
      "word": "everlasting pea"
    },
    {
      "word": "everlasting pool"
    },
    {
      "word": "everlasting staircase"
    },
    {
      "word": "everlasting syllabub"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Pyracantha coccinea",
      "word": "everlasting thorn"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Xerochrysum bracteatum",
      "word": "golden everlasting"
    },
    {
      "word": "large-flowered everlasting"
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    {
      "word": "life everlasting"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Antennaria dioica",
      "word": "mountain everlasting"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Anaphalis spp.",
      "word": "pearly everlasting"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Gamochaeta pensylvanica",
      "word": "Pennsylvania everlasting"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Rhodanthe chlorocephala",
      "word": "pink and white everlasting"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Gamochaeta purpurea",
      "word": "purple everlasting"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Asteraceae spp.",
      "word": "spring everlasting"
    },
    {
      "word": "sticky everlasting"
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    {
      "alt": "syn. Helipterum manglesii",
      "taxonomic": "Rhodanthe manglesii",
      "word": "Swan River everlasting"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Ammobium alatum",
      "word": "winged everlasting"
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          "ref": "1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:",
          "text": "Reverently I replaced the grave-cloths, and, with a sigh that flowers so fair should, in the purpose of the Everlasting, have only bloomed to be gathered to the grave, I turned to the body on the opposite shelf, and gently unveiled it.",
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        {
          "ref": "1942, Emily Carr, “The Orange Lily”, in The Book of Small, Toronto, Ont.: Oxford University Press, →OCLC:",
          "text": "With a backward look Small said, “What a lovely lily!”\n “Well enough but strong-smelling, gaudy. Come see the everlastings.”",
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          "ref": "1974, GB Edwards, The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, New York, published 2007, page 313:",
          "text": "‘It is true perhaps it is too late now for you to look like a rose; but you can always look like an everlasting.’",
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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        {
          "ref": "1988, Eric Kerridge, Textile Manufactures in Early Modern England, page 64:",
          "text": "Everlastings of one kind or another were used to make gaiters, shoe tops and liveries for sergeants and catchpoles.",
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        "(historical) A durable cloth fabric for shoes, etc."
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          "ref": "c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke: […] (Second Quarto), London: […] I[ames] R[oberts] for N[icholas] L[ing] […], published 1604, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii], signature C, recto:",
          "text": "O that this too too sallied fleſh would melt, / Thaw and reſolue it ſelfe into a dewe, / Or that the euerlaſting had not fixt / His cannon gainſt ſeale ſlaughter, ô God, God,",
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        "God."
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        "(now rare, with 'the') God."
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        "with 'the'"
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    {
      "word": "ever-lasting"
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "everlasting flower",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "sempreviva"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "everlasting flower",
      "word": "ikikukka"
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  "word": "everlasting"
}

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