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Definition of permanence noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

permanence

 noun
noun
NAmE//ˈpərmənəns//
 
(less frequent permanency
NAmE//ˈpərmənənsi//
 
) [uncountable]
 
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the state of lasting for a long time or for all time in the future The spoken word is immediate but lacks permanence. We no longer talk of the permanence of marriage.
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