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sempiternal
[ sem-pi-tur-nl ]
/ ˌsɛm pɪˈtɜr nl /
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adjective Literary.
everlasting; eternal.
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Origin of sempiternal
OTHER WORDS FROM sempiternal
sem·pi·ter·nal·ly, adverbWords nearby sempiternal
semper fi, semper fidelis, semper idem, semper paratus, sempervivum, sempiternal, semplice, sempre, sempstress, Semtex, sen
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British Dictionary definitions for sempiternal
sempiternal
/ (ˌsɛmpɪˈtɜːnəl) /
adjective
literary everlasting; eternal
Derived forms of sempiternal
sempiternally, adverbsempiternity (ˌsɛmpɪˈtɜːnɪtɪ), nounWord Origin for sempiternal
C15: from Old French sempiternel, from Late Latin sempiternālis, from Latin sempiternus, from semper always + aeternus eternal
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