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perannual

perannual is the obsolete form of perennial.

Meaning of perennial

Adjective

perennial (not comparable)

  1. Lasting or remaining active throughout the year, for multiple years, or all the time.
    • a perennial stream
    Synonyms:
    multiyear, yearslong, perennal
  2. (figuratively) Continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period; never-ending or never failing; perpetual, unceasing.
    • His artwork has a perennial beauty.
  3. (figuratively) Appearing or recurring again and again; recurrent.
    • a perennial candidate in elections
    1. (figuratively, rare) Appearing again each year; annual.
  4. Of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons.

See all 8 meanings of perennial

Questions about perannual

What is perannual the obsolete form of?
Perannual is the obsolete form of perennial.

Words near perannual in the dictionary

  1. peramurid
  2. peramurids
  3. Peranakan
  4. Peranakan Indonesian
  5. Peranakans
  6. perannual
  7. peraqim
  8. Peras
  9. Perast
  10. perastatate
  11. perastatates

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Adapted from Wiktionary: perannual (page history and authors); perennial (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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