"perpetually" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /pɚˈpɛt͡ʃuəli/ [General-American], /pəˈpɛtʃʊəli/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pəˈpɛtjʊəli/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-perpetually.wav Forms: more perpetually [comparative], most perpetually [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English perpetuelly; equivalent to perpetual + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|perpetuelly}} Middle English perpetuelly, {{af|en|perpetual|-ly|id2=adverbial}} perpetual + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} perpetually (comparative more perpetually, superlative most perpetually)
  1. Seeming to never end; endlessly; constantly. Categories (topical): Time Synonyms: ceaselessly, incessantly, nonstop, continuously Translations (seeming to never end): perpètuament (Catalan), perpetualment (Catalan), neustále (Czech), jatkuvasti (Finnish), ikuisesti (Finnish), alituiseen (Finnish), lakkaamatta (Finnish), perpétuellement (French), perpetuamente (Galician), ewig (German), αέναα (aénaa) (Greek), de ghréas (Irish), perpetuamente (Italian), perpetuē (Latin), iūgiter (Latin), eewichlich (Plautdietsch), bezustannie (Polish), perpetuamente (Portuguese), perpetuu (Romanian), perpetuamente (Spanish), ṣek (Tocharian B)
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          "sense": "seeming to never end",
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          "sense": "seeming to never end",
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          "sense": "seeming to never end",
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          "sense": "seeming to never end",
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          "roman": "aénaa",
          "sense": "seeming to never end",
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          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "seeming to never end",
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          "sense": "seeming to never end",
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          "sense": "seeming to never end",
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      "sense": "seeming to never end",
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      "sense": "seeming to never end",
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      "sense": "seeming to never end",
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      "sense": "seeming to never end",
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      "sense": "seeming to never end",
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      "sense": "seeming to never end",
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      "sense": "seeming to never end",
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      "sense": "seeming to never end",
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