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perennial

adjective noun

Recurring again and again

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
P
Ends with
L
Contains
ER
Scrabble score
11
CEFR level
C1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

pəˈɹɛni.əl

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adjective

  1. Recurring again and again

    “Perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements”

adjective

  1. Lasting three seasons or more

    “The common buttercup is a popular perennial plant”

adjective

  1. Lasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal

    “Perennial happiness”

noun

  1. (botany) a plant lasting for three seasons or more

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Perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements
The common buttercup is a popular perennial plant
Perennial happiness

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