"abiding" meaning in English

See abiding in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: abiding [positive], more abiding [comparative], most abiding [superlative]
Head templates: {{adjective|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is abiding, it always exists. Synonyms: permanent
    Sense id: simple-abiding-en-adj-CjCtGlOH

Verb

Forms: abide [canonical], abides [third-person, singular], abided [past], abided [past, participle], abiding [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|abid|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of abide.
    Sense id: simple-abiding-en-verb-lofUtuSs
     
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          "text": "Death is an abiding reality."
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