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permanences

permanences is the plural of permanence.

Meaning of permanence

Noun

permanence (countable and uncountable, plural permanences)

  1. The state of being permanent.
    • To foreigners we often seem guileless and overchatty, an impression which is dispersed when they find that much of our friendliness is just the ebullition of the moment and does not carry with it any permanence of devotion.1923 February 11, Mme. X. [pseudonym], “News of Chicago Society: Now That War’s Over, On with Full Dress, Men”, in The Chicago Sunday Tribune, final edition, volume LXXXII, number 6, Chicago, Ill....
  2. The reciprocal of magnetic inductance.

Questions about permanences

What is permanences the plural of?
Permanences is the plural of permanence.

Words near permanences in the dictionary

  1. permalocking
  2. permalocks
  3. Perman
  4. permanable
  5. permanence
  6. permanences
  7. permanencies
  8. permanency
  9. permanent
  10. permanent brain
  11. permanent brains

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