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Added 9 October 2026

eternal

/ɪˈtɜː.nl̩/ adjective

In Latin: aeternus, sempiternus Wiktionary

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Lasting forever; unending.
One could say time is eternal.
Existing outside time; as opposed to sempiternal, existing within time but everlastingly.
Constant; perpetual; ceaseless; ever-present.

noun

One who lives forever; an immortal.

Origin

From Middle English eternal, from Old French eternal, from Late Latin aeternālis, from Latin aeternus (“eternal”), from aevum (“age”). Displaced native Old English ēċe.

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