"semperannual" meaning in English

See semperannual in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌsɛmpəˈɹænjuːəl/
enPR: sĕm'pərăʹnyo͞oəl Etymology: semper- + annual Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|semper|annual}} semper- + annual Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} semperannual (not comparable)
  1. (rare nonce word) Perpetually perennial. Tags: nonce-word, not-comparable, rare
    Sense id: en-semperannual-en-adj-GqTPALsF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with semper-

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          "ref": "1861, George Meredith, Evan Harrington, page 239",
          "text": "[S]upposing Lord Mayor’s footmen to be plumed like estridges — gorgeous as the sun at Midsummer — what must Lord Mayors be, and semperannual Lords, and so on to the pinnacle?",
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        "Perpetually perennial."
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        "(rare nonce word) Perpetually perennial."
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      "ipa": "/ˌsɛmpəˈɹænjuːəl/"
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    }
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        "(rare nonce word) Perpetually perennial."
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      "ipa": "/ˌsɛmpəˈɹænjuːəl/"
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