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perpetuation
[ per-pech-oo-ey-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of causing something to continue or go on happening:
The object of the sorority, among others, is the perpetuation of good fellowship, friendship, and sisterly love among its members.
- the act of preserving something from extinction or oblivion:
I spent many months writing the biographies of my father and grandfather to aid in the perpetuation of their memory.
Other Words From
- non·per·pet·u·ance noun
- non·per·pet·u·a·tion noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of perpetuation1
Example Sentences
Will his legacy be his willful perpetuation of the human rights travesty at Guantánamo, or will it be even worse?
And needless to say it's the GOP that depends on perpetuation of the fiction.
The Conservation Commission will use these funds for the protection and perpetuation of the State's natural resources.
I trust that the present note, through the medium of The Garden, will prevent the perpetuation of this error.
Which was true, for Emily had gone with questions concerning perpetuation of type to her Aunt Cordelia.
The lecture under discussion was concerned with a matter called perpetuation of type.
As a subject for the remarks of the evening "The perpetuation of our political institutions" is selected.
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