eterne

American

[ih-turn] / ɪˈtɜrn /

adjective

Archaic.

eternal.

eterne British

/ ɪˈtɜːn /

adjective

an archaic or poetic word for eternal

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Etymology

Origin of eterne

1325–75; Middle English < Latin aeternus, contraction of aeviternus, equivalent to aev ( um ) age + -i- -i- + -ternus, extended form of -ernus suffix of temporal adjectives

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