Direct Cross-Language Association: “permanent” in German

This word also exists in German! Meaning: “permanent”

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permanent

ENEnglish
//ˈpɜː.mə.nənt//(Received Pronunciation)

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Verb Conjugation Tables & Inflections

Key Verb Forms & Inflections
Third-person singular (he/she/it):permanents
Present Participle (-ing):permanenting
Past Participle:permanented
Simple Past:permanented

Definitions & Usage

adjective
#1

Without end, eternal.

Example: Nothing in this world is truly permanent.
adjective
#2

Lasting for an indefinitely long time.

Example: The countries are now locked in a permanent state of conflict.
noun
#3

A chemical hair treatment imparting or removing curliness, whose effects typically last for a period of weeks; a perm.

Translations:[DE]Dauerwelle
noun
#4

(linear algebra, combinatorics) Given an n×n matrix a_ij,, the sum over all permutations π, of ∏ᵢ₌₁ⁿa_iπ(i).

Translations:[DE]Permanente
noun
#5

(collectible card games) A card whose effects persist beyond the turn on which it is played.

verb
#6

(transitive, dated) To perm (the hair).

Notable Literary & Historical Quotes

Things that had been permanent and unquestionable were suddenly thrown into doubt.

2003, Christopher Paolini, “Dragon Tales”, in Eragon, page 20:

She had pewter-coloured hair set in a ruthless permanent, a hard beak and large moist eyes with the sympathetic expression of wet stones.

1943, Raymond Chandler, The High Window, Penguin, published 2005, page 8:

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