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Permanence

//ˈpɜɹmənəns// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being permanent. countable, uncountable

    "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."

  2. 2
    the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration wordnet
  3. 3
    The reciprocal of magnetic inductance. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English permanence, permanens, from Middle French permanence, from Medieval Latin permanentia, from Latin permaneō (“I remain; last”).

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