eternity
noun/ɪˈtɜːnəti/
/ɪˈtɜːrnəti/
- [uncountable] time without end, especially life continuing without end after death
- There will be rich and poor for all eternity.
- They believed that their souls would be condemned to burn in hell for eternity.
Extra Examples- I will love you for all eternity.
- This great work of art is now preserved for eternity.
- This mathematical pattern will repeat itself into eternity.
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- an eternity[singular] (informal) a period of time that seems to be very long or to never end
- After what seemed like an eternity the nurse returned with the results of the test.
Extra ExamplesTopics Timec1- It seemed to take an eternity for us to get to the hospital.
- He seemed to stand there for an eternity.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French eternite, from Latin aeternitas, from aeternus ‘without beginning or end’, from aevum ‘age’.
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