Hypertext Webster Gateway: "perpetuation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Perpetuation \Per*pet`u*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. perp['e]tuation.]
The act of making perpetual, or of preserving from extinction
through an endless existence, or for an indefinite period of
time; continuance. --Sir T. Browne.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
perpetuation
n : the act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite
prolongation of the peace talks" [syn: {prolongation}, {protraction},
{lengthening}]
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