permanence
Meaningthe state or quality of remaining throughout
Common meaning: the quality or state of being permanent
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- perthrough; thoroughly
- manto stay, remainLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1107 · scan
- encenoun ending: doing, or the condition that results
‘through’ + ‘to stay, remain’ → permanence
Journey through time
- Latinmaneō, mānsum‘to stay, remain’
- Englishpermanent‘lasting for ever’
- Englishformed in English from permanentpermanence‘the quality or state of being permanent’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: the state or quality of remaining throughout. It can be inferred from any of: permanent.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from permanent + -ence (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- maneō, mānsum Latin “to stay, remain”
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