PERENNIAL


Meaning of PERENNIAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pə-ˈre-nē-əl ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin perennis, from per- throughout + annus year — more at per- , annual

Date: 1644

1. : present at all seasons of the year

2. : persisting for several years usually with new herbaceous growth from a perennating part

perennial asters

3.

a. : persistent , enduring

perennial favorites

b. : continuing without interruption : constant , perpetual

the perennial quest for certainty

a perennial student

c. : regularly repeated or renewed : recurrent

death is a perennial literary theme

Synonyms: see continual

• perennial noun

• pe·ren·ni·al·ly -nē-ə-lē adverb

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