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permanently

adv
/ˈpɝmənəntli/US/ˈpɜːmənəntli/UK/ˈpɜː(ɹ)məntli/

Etymology

From Middle English permanently; equivalent to permanent + -ly.

  1. inherited from permanently

Definitions

  1. In a permanent manner

    In a permanent manner; lastingly.

  2. Forever.

    • Necromancers were thought to have the power of restoring activity to the dead, either temporarily or permanently[.]
    • Friday’s vote has permanently redefined the kilogram and sent Le Grand K into retirement.

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Derived

nonpermanently, permafrozen, semipermanently

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at permanently. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01permanently02lastingly03persists04persist05resolutely06determined07decided08unmistakable09unique10holder

A definitional loop anchored at permanently. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at permanently

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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