Sempiternal \Sem`pi*ter"nal\, a. [L. sempiternus, fr. semper
always: cf. F. sempiternel.]
1. Of neverending duration; everlasting; endless; having
beginning, but no end. --Sir M. Hale.
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2. Without beginning or end; eternal. --Blackmore.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
sempiternal
adj : having no known beginning and presumably no end; "the
dateless rise and fall of the tides"; "time is
endless"; "sempiternal truth" [syn: dateless, endless]
WordNet (r) 2.0
dateless, endless
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