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semiperpetual

semiperpetual adjective: almost perpetual; permanent during some periods.

Adjective

semiperpetual (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Almost perpetual; permanent during some periods.
    • Elation was tempered by exhaustion, relief by the fact that I was finally abandoning my semiperpetual student lifestyle...2006, Philip Gold, The coming draft
    • What level of complication can the performer rise to? Mr. Grubinger, with his flailing body and semiperpetual grin, is master of the high-speed chase.2008 March 11, Bernard Holland, “As Mallets Fly, Bells Ring, Woodblocks Knock, Drums Beat”, in New York Times

Origin of semiperpetual

From semi- + perpetual.

Questions about semiperpetual

What does semiperpetual mean?
Semiperpetual means almost perpetual; permanent during some periods.
What part of speech is semiperpetual?
Semiperpetual is an adjective.

Words near semiperpetual in the dictionary

  1. semipermeable
  2. semipermeably
  3. semipermiable
  4. semipermissive
  5. semipermutable
  6. semiperpetual
  7. semipersistent
  8. semipersistently
  9. semipersonalized
  10. semiperspicuous
  11. semipertinent

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