permanently
/ˈpɜːmənəntli/PUR-muh-nuhnt-lee
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˈpɝmənəntli/PUR-muh-nuhnt-lee
Meaningin a permanent way
Common meaning: for ever
Other meanings: for good
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- perthrough; thoroughly
- manto stay, remainLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1107 · scan
- entadjective ending: being or doing
- lyadverb ending: in a way
‘through’ + ‘to stay, remain’ → permanently
Journey through time
- Latinmaneō, mānsum‘to stay, remain’
- Englishpermanent‘lasting for ever’
- Englishformed in English from permanentpermanently‘for ever’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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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 + -ly.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), PERMANENT, p.435 · scan
Roots
- maneō, mānsum Latin “to stay, remain”
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