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a. [ OE. perpetuel, F. perpétuel, fr. L. perpetualis, fr. perpetuus continuing throughout, continuous, fr. perpes, -etis, lasting throughout. ] Neverceasing; continuing forever or for an unlimited time; unfailing; everlasting; continuous. [ 1913 Webster ]

Unto the kingdom of perpetual night. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Perpetual feast of nectared sweets. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Circle of perpetual apparition, or
Circle of perpetual occultation. See under Circle. --
Perpetual calendar, a calendar so devised that it may be adjusted for any month or year. --
Perpetual curacy (Ch. of Eng.), a curacy in which all the tithes are appropriated, and no vicarage is endowed. Blackstone. --
Perpetual motion. See under Motion. --
Perpetual screw. See Endless screw, under Screw. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Continual; unceasing; endless; everlasting; incessant; constant; eternal. See Constant. [ 1913 Webster ]

. A calendar that can be used perpetually or over a wide range of years. That of Capt. Herschel covers, as given below, dates from 1750 to 1961 only, but is capable of indefinite extension.

To find the day of the week corresponding to any date, find the small letter directly under the month and opposite the day of the month; the same small letter also appears in the vertical column that contains the number of the year, and if the line in which it stands is followed out to the right, the day of the week is found. Thus, the small letter under March and opposite 18 is b; b appears again directly over 1904, and at its right is the word Friday. March 18 fell on Friday in 1904, and also in 1898, 1892, etc. The calendar has other uses, as for finding the months which begin on Sunday in a particular year, etc.

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 |1759 |1765 |*1760 |1761 |*1756 |1763 |1758
 |*1764 |1771 |1766 |1767 |1762 |*1768 |1769
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adv. In a perpetual manner; constantly; continually. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Bible and Common Prayer Book in the vulgar tongue, being perpetually read in churches, have proved a kind of standard for language. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or condition of being perpetual. [ Obs. ] Testament of Love. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Perpetuity. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Perpetuated p. pr. & vb. n. Perpetuating. ] [ L. perpetuatus, p. p. of perpetuare to perpetuate. See Perpetual. ] To make perpetual; to cause to endure, or to be continued, indefinitely; to preserve from extinction or oblivion; to eternize. Addison. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. perpetuatus, p. p. ] Made perpetual; perpetuated. [ R. ] Southey. [ 1913 Webster ]