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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin perpetuitātem.
Pronunciation
Noun
perpétuité f (plural perpétuités)
- perpetuity
- Synonyms: éternité, perp, perpette
condamné à perpétuité- sentenced for life
1895, R. von Krafft-Ebing, Psychopathia Sexualis:La perpétuité de la race humaine ne dépend ni du hasard ni du caprice des individus: elle est garantie par un instinct naturel tout-puissant, qui demande impérieusement à être satisfait.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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