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semperannual

UK/ˌsɛmpəˈɹænjuːəl/

semperannual adjective: perpetually perennial.

Adjective

semperannual (not comparable)

  1. (nonce-word, rare) Perpetually perennial.
    • [S]upposing Lord Mayor’s footmen to be plumed like estridges — gorgeous as the sun at Midsummer — what must Lord Mayors be, and semperannual Lords, and so on to the pinnacle?1861, George Meredith, Evan Harrington, page 239

Origin of semperannual

From semper- + annual.

Questions about semperannual

What does semperannual mean?
Semperannual means perpetually perennial.
What part of speech is semperannual?
Semperannual is an adjective.
How do you pronounce semperannual?
Semperannual is pronounced /ˌsɛmpəˈɹænjuːəl/ (UK).

Words near semperannual in the dictionary

  1. semper idem
  2. semper ubi sub ubi
  3. semper virgo
  4. semper-
  5. semper-vivens
  6. semperannual
  7. sempergreen
  8. semperidentical
  9. semperjuvenescent
  10. semperlenity
  11. sempervirent

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