Hypertext Webster Gateway: "permanence"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Permanence \Per"ma*nence\, Permanency \Per"ma*nen*cy\, n. [Cf.
F. permanence.]
The quality or state of being permanent; continuance in the
same state or place; duration; fixedness; as, the permanence
of institutions; the permanence of nature.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
permanence
n : the property of being able to exist for an indefinite
duration [syn: {permanency}] [ant: {impermanence}]
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