semiperpetual

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adjective

Almost perpetual; permanent during some periods.

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Meanings

adjectivesemiperpetual (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerareAlmost perpetual; permanent during some periods.

    Elation was tempered by exhaustion, relief by the fact that I was finally abandoning my semiperpetual student lifestyle...

    2006, Philip Gold, The coming draft
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    What level of complication can the performer rise to? Mr. Grubinger, with his flailing body and semiperpetual grin, is master of the high-speed chase.

    2008 March 11, Bernard Holland, “As Mallets Fly, Bells Ring, Woodblocks Knock, Drums Beat”, in New York Times

Origin

From semi- + perpetual.

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APA

semiperpetual. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiperpetual

MLA

“semiperpetual.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiperpetual. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semiperpetual,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semiperpetual.

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