perpetuation

per·pet·u·ate

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [per-pech-oo-eyt]
- /pərˈpɛtʃ uˌeɪt/
- /pəˈpetʃ.u.eɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [per-pech-oo-eyt]
- /pərˈpɛtʃ uˌeɪt/

Definitions of perpetuation word

verb with object perpetuation to make perpetual. 1
verb with object perpetuation to preserve from extinction or oblivion: to perpetuate one's name. 1
noun perpetuation continuation 1

See all 3 definitions of perpetuation

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Origin of perpetuation

First appearance:

before 1520

One of the 28% oldest English words

First recorded in 1520-30, perpetuate is from the Latin word perpetuātus (past participle of perpetuāre, derivative of perpetuus uninterrupted). See perpetual, -ate1

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Parts of speech for Perpetuation

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Perpetuation

perpetuation popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for perpetuation

noun perpetuation

continuance — The continuance of something is its continuation.
continuation — The continuation of something is the fact that it continues, rather than stopping.
dependability — software reliability
duration — the length of time something continues or exists (often used with the).
immutability — not mutable; unchangeable; changeless.

All 16 Synonyms of perpetuation

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