adj.
lasting or remaining unchanged indefinitely, or intended to be so; not temporary.
n.
N. Amer. a perm for the hair.
Derivative
- permanence n.
- permanency n.
- permanently adv.
Etymology
ME: from L. permanent- ‘remaining to the end’ (perh. via OFr.), from per- ‘through’ + manere ‘remain’.
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