Permanence
['pɜːmənəns] or ['pɝmənəns]
Definition
(noun.) the property of being able to exist for an indefinite duration.
Editor: Wilma--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Alt. of Permanency
Edited by Cathryn
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Duration, durability, lastingness, continuance, fixedness.
Editor: Miles
Examples
- The great inviolate place had an ancient permanence which the sea cannot claim. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- This process is characterized by simplicity, sensitiveness in action, permanence of print, and a peculiarly soft and artistic quality in the picture. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
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