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in perpetuity

prep_phrase

Definitions

  1. For an indefinitely long time.

    • bequeathed to the nation in perpetuity
    • The interest payments on consols were in perpetuity.
    • Queen Victoria travelled to Chingford on May 6, 1882, to dedicate Epping Forest to the public in perpetuity.

  2. For life.

    • desire happiness in perpetuity
    • the annuity was in perpetuity

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for in perpetuity. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA