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semiperpetual en · ADJ

Etymology

From semi- + perpetual.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, 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: