Eterne

//ɪˈtɜː(ɹ)n// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Eternal. obsolete

    "The substance is eterne, and bideth so; / Ne when the life decayes and forme does fade, / Doth it consume and into nothing goe [...]."

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agelessceaselesscoeternalconstantcontinualcontinuous

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"The substance is eterne, and bideth so; / Ne when the life decayes and forme does fade, / Doth it consume and into nothing goe [...]."

Etymology

From Middle English eterne, from Old French eterne, from Latin aeternus.

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