"perennity" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: perennities [plural]
Etymology: From perenn + -ity, from Latin perennitas. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|perennial|ity|alt1=perenn}} perenn + -ity, {{der|en|la|perennitas}} Latin perennitas Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} perennity (usually uncountable, plural perennities)
  1. (archaic) The quality of being perennial. Tags: archaic, uncountable, usually

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