"eternal" meaning in Middle English

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      "form": "eterneel",
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  "pos": "adj",
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        "Eternal, permanent; having existed (and existing) forever."
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        "Endless, unending; lasting forever."
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        "Long-lasting; non-ephemeral."
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        "(rare) Long-lasting; non-ephemeral."
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      "ipa": "/ˌɛːtɛrˈnal/"
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      "ipa": "/ɛˈtɛrnal/",
      "note": "by analogy with eternite"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛː-/",
      "note": "from Latin aeternālis"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɛːtɛrˈnɛːl/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɛˈtɛrnɛl/",
      "note": "by analogy with eternite"
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      "ipa": "/ɛː-/",
      "note": "from Old French eternel"
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        "Long-lasting; non-ephemeral."
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        "(rare) Long-lasting; non-ephemeral."
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      "ipa": "/ˌɛːtɛrˈnal/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɛˈtɛrnal/",
      "note": "by analogy with eternite"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɛː-/",
      "note": "from Latin aeternālis"
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      "ipa": "/ɛˈtɛrnɛl/",
      "note": "by analogy with eternite"
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      "note": "from Old French eternel"
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    {
      "word": "eterne"
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