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Adjective: perpetual  pur'pe-ch(oo-)ul
  1. Continuing forever or indefinitely
    "hell's perpetual fires"
    - ageless, aeonian, eonian [N. Amer], eternal, everlasting, unending, unceasing
     
  2. Uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
    "the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy"
    - ceaseless, constant, incessant, never-ending, unceasing, unremitting

See also: continuous, lasting, permanent, perpetually, perpetuity, uninterrupted

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