GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Permanent (?), a. [L. permanens, -entis, p. pr. of permanere to stay or remain to the end, to last; per + manere to remain: cf. F. permanent. See Per-, and Mansion.] Continuing in the same state, or without any change that destroys form or character; remaining unaltered or unremoved; abiding; durable; fixed; stable; lasting; as, “a permanent impression”.
   
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   Eternity stands permanent and fixed. Dryden.
   
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   Permanent gases (Chem. & Physics), hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon monoxide; -- also called incondensible gases or incoercible gases, before their liquefaction in 1877.  The term is now archaic. -- Permanent way, the roadbed and superstructure of a finished railway; -- so called in distinction from the contractor's temporary way. -- Permanent white (Chem.), barium sulphate (heavy spar), used as a white pigment or paint, in distinction from white lead, which tarnishes and darkens from the formation of the sulphide.
   
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   Syn. -- Lasting; durable; constant. See Lasting.
   
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   permanent n.
   1. A wave or curl in the hair that lasts for months and is made durable by treating the hair with chemicals when it is curled.
   
   Syn. -- permanent wave.
   
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