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perennial
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[ adjective ] (botany) lasting three seasons or more
Examples "the common buttercup is a popular perennial plant" Used in print (Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)If the content of faith is to be presented today in a form that can be `` understanded of the people '' - and this , it must_not be forgotten , is one of the goals of the perennial theological task - there is no other choice but to abandon completely a mythological manner of representation . (Philip Jos‚ Farmer, The Lovers....)`` My beloved ward , my perennial gadfly '' , said the whining voice . |
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[ adjective ] lasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal
Examples "perennial happiness" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (botany) a plant lasting for three seasons or more
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