perennial

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US /pəˈrɛniəl/ UK /pəˈrɛniəl/
adj noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    lasting or recurring through many years; a plant living for years

    Funding for the arts remains a perennial subject of political debate.

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Word family
Forms perennially
Derived forms perennially
Related forms biennialannual

Etymology

From Latin perennis ('lasting through the year, enduring'), from per- ('through') + annus ('year').

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