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Permanency

The quality or state of being permanent; continuance in the same state or place; duration; fixedness; as, the permanence of institutions; the permanence of nature.

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Durability 76% connected

The state or quality of being durable; the power of uninterrupted or long continuance in any condition; the power of resisting agents or influences w…

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Immortality 76% connected

The quality or state of being immortal; exemption from death and annihilation; unending existance; as, the immortality of the soul.

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Imperishability 76% connected

The quality of being imperishable: indstructibility.

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Perdurability 76% connected

Durability; lastingness.

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Perpetuity 76% connected

The quality or state of being perpetual; as, the perpetuity of laws.

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Sempiternity 76% connected

Future duration without end; the relation or state of being sempiternal.

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Settledness 76% connected

The quality or state of being settled; confirmed state.

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Strength 76% connected

The quality or state of being strong; ability to do or to bear; capacity for exertion or endurance, whether physical, intellectual, or moral; force;…

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Duration 76% connected

The state or quality of lasting; continuance in time; the portion of time during which anything exists.

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Length 76% connected

The longest, or longer, dimension of any object, in distinction from breadth or width; extent of anything from end to end; the longest line which can…

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Permanent 66% connected

Continuing in the same state, or without any change that destroys form or character; remaining unaltered or unremoved; abiding; durable; fixed; stabl…

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Permanent 66% connected

Continuing in the same state, or without any change that destroys form or character; remaining unaltered or unremoved; abiding; durable; fixed; stabl…

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Temporary 66% connected

Lasting for a time only; existing or continuing for a limited time; not permanent; as, the patient has obtained temporary relief.

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Temporary 66% connected

Lasting for a time only; existing or continuing for a limited time; not permanent; as, the patient has obtained temporary relief.

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Permanence 92% connected

Alt. of Permanency

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