Perpetuation
[pɚ,pɛtʃʊ'eʃən]
Definition
(n.) The act of making perpetual, or of preserving from extinction through an endless existence, or for an indefinite period of time; continuance.
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Examples
- Increased intelligence assures perpetuation of other species in novel and unf oreseen conditions. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- This scheme denotes, of course, simply a perpetuation of the older social division, with its counterpart intellectual and moral dualisms. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- His orders to troops indicate only a soldierly spirit, with probably a little regard for the perpetuation of his own fame. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Hence the people of the South were dependent upon keeping control of the general government to secure the perpetuation of their favorite institution. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- This was more than the people who had secured to us the perpetuation of the Union were prepared for, and they became more radical in their views. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- And even if one was so, what chance was there of the perpetuation of such a variation? Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
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