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sempiternel

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Definition: (adj that precedes noun) - eternal, never-ending

Vous m'ennuyez avec vos sempiternelles plaintes - You annoy me with your never-ending complaints.

Une simplicité « qui me repose du sempiternel romanesque » (Henry de MONTHERLANT) -
A simplicity "which gives me a rest from eternal romance."

Related: sempiternellement (adv) - eternally

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