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sempiternal

sem·pi·ter·nal

UK/ˌsɛm.pɪˈtɜː.nəl/ US/ˌsɛm.pɪˈtɝ.nəl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

having no known beginning and presumably no end

  • “the dateless rise and fall of the tides”
  • “time is endless”
  • “sempiternal truth”
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Origin

From Old French sempiternel, from Medieval Latin sempiternālis, from Latin sempiternus, a contraction of semperæternus, from semper (“always”) + æternus (“eternal”).

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