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UK
/pəpˌɛtʃuːˈeɪʃən/
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[ US /pɝˌpɛtʃəˈweɪʃən/ ]
[ US /pɝˌpɛtʃəˈweɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
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the act of prolonging something
there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks
How To Use perpetuation In A Sentence
- The meme for blind faith secures its own perpetuation by the simple unconscious expedient of discouraging rational inquiry.
- On every hand we hear proclaimed a form of the doctrine of God's omnipresence (usually called the divine "immanence") which not only denies all distinction between the original Creation and the present perpetuation of the world, but a form which practically denies all second causes, and which cannot well be distinguished from pantheism, though it would be a spiritualistic or "idealistic" form of pantheism, or "monism," to use the favorite modern term. Q. E. D., or New Light on the Doctrine of Creation
- The shifting cultivation cycle has also been reduced from twelve to twenty years to five to eight years, resulting in the perpetuation of a bamboo subclimax that has begun to replace the broadleaf forests. Northern Triangle subtropical forests
- (c) The court may permit (1) the use of electronic or photographic means for the preservation of evidence or the perpetuation of a record, and (2) the broadcasting, televising, recording, or photographing of investitive, ceremonial, or naturalization proceedings ... Dangerous Intersection
- The bigger part of the reason was that I was a little more than irritated at Phoreign’s perpetuation of people’s mis-pronunciation of the word pho as “pho,” rhymes with “faux,” and not better as “pho,” rhymes more accurately with “duh.” Phoreign - Rather, Faux-reign
- Love creates living life, making possible the perpetuation and improvement of human species. Dr T.P.Chia
- Artificial methods of propagation, especially those of cuttage and layerage, have the further advantage over propagation by means of seeds, in the perpetuation of desired characters of individual plants, one or more of which may appear in any plantation. Culinary Herbs: Their Cultivation Harvesting Curing and Uses
- A fire blazing brightly in the fireplace meant warmth and comfort but at a deeper level also meant survival and the perpetuation of life itself.
- This group has a stake in the perpetuation of racism and will desire and work for it to continue.
- A genome replete with mechanisms allowing for its expression fulfills a theoretical prerequisite for replication and the perpetuation of life. A Genomic Balancing Act