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permanent |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Permanent \Per"ma*nent\, a. [L. permanens, -entis, p. pr of permanere to stay or remain to the end to last per + manere to remain: cf F. permanent. See {Per-}, and {Mansion}.] Continuing in the same state, or without any change that destroys form or character; remaining unaltered or unremoved abiding; durable; fixed; stable; lasting; as a permanent impression. Eternity stands permanent and fixed. --Dryden. {Permanent gases} (Chem. & Physics), hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon monoxide; -- also called {incondensible or incoercible gases}, before their liquefaction in 1877. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: permanent adj 1: continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value" [syn: {lasting}] [ant: {impermanent}] 2: not capable of being reversed or returned to the original condition; "permanent brain damage" n : a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals [syn: {permanent wave}, {perm}]
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