perennial
/pəˈeniəl/pur-EH-nee-uhl
/pɚˈɛniəl/pur-EH-nee-uhl
Meaninglasting through the years
Common meaning: lasting through the years
Other meanings: a plant that comes back every year
- perthrough; thoroughly
- enna yearLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 126 · scan
- ialadjective ending: relating to
‘through’ + ‘a year’ → perennial
Journey through time
- Latinannus‘a year’
- Englishperennial‘lasting through the years’ · today
per- also in: percentperceptperfidyperfumeperjury
enn also in: annualmillenniumanniversary
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin annus ‘a year’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry annus, p. 126 · dictionary scan
Roots
- annus Latin “a year”
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