'Perpetuation' definitions:
Definition of 'perpetuation'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks" [syn: prolongation, protraction, perpetuation, lengthening]
Definition of 'Perpetuation'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'perpetuation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- continualness,
- continuance,
- continuation,
- continuity,
- endurance,
- eternal re-creation,
- eternal return,
- eternalization,
- extension,
- immortalization,
- lengthening,
- maintenance,
- perseverance,
- persistence,
- preservation,
- progress,
- progression,
- prolongation,
- protraction,
- pursuance,
- repetition,
- run,
- staying power,
- steady-state universe,
- straight course,
- sustained action,
- sustenance,
- uninterrupted course,
- unremittingness,
- way
Words containing 'Perpetuation'
- Perpetuable,
- Perpetual,
- Perpetually,
- Perpetuance,
- Perpetuate,
- Perpetuated,
- Perpetuating,
- Perpetuity,
- in perpetuity,
- Perpetual calendar,
- Perpetual curacy,
- Perpetual motion,
- Perpetual screw,
- perpetual fugues,
- perpetual lever,
- perpetual warrant,
- Circle of perpetual apparition,
- Circle of perpetual occultation,
- perpetual motion machine