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perpetuation

/pə(ɹ)ˌpɛtjuˈeɪʃən/

perpetuation noun: the act of prolonging existence, of keeping something alive or active.

Noun

perpetuation (countable and uncountable, plural perpetuations)

  1. The act of prolonging existence, of keeping something alive or active.

perpetuation meaning in Urdu

perpetuation in Urdu

دوام

Synonyms of perpetuation

Forms of perpetuation

pluralperpetuations

Words formed from perpetuation

Questions about perpetuation

What does perpetuation mean?
Perpetuation means the act of prolonging existence, of keeping something alive or active.
What is perpetuation in Urdu?
Perpetuation in Urdu is دوام. See Perpetuation meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is perpetuation?
Perpetuation is a noun.
How do you pronounce perpetuation?
Perpetuation is pronounced /pə(ɹ)ˌpɛtjuˈeɪʃən/.
What is the plural of perpetuation?
The plural of perpetuation is perpetuations.

Words near perpetuation in the dictionary

  1. perpetuated
  2. perpetuates
  3. perpetuatest
  4. perpetuateth
  5. perpetuating
  6. perpetuation
  7. perpetuations
  8. perpetuator
  9. perpetuators
  10. perpetuities
  11. perpetuity

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Adapted from Wiktionary: perpetuation (page history and authors); perpetuation (Urdu Wiktionary) (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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