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English Dictionary: Permanent	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
permanent adj continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place; "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value" Synonym(s): permanent, lasting Antonym(s): impermanent, temporary not capable of being reversed or returned to the original condition; "permanent brain damage" n a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals Synonym(s): permanent wave, permanent, perm
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Permanent \Per"manent\, 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. Eternity stands permanent and fixed. --Dryden. {Permanent gases} (Chem. & Physics), hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon monoxide; -- also called {incondensible [or] incoercible gases}, before their liquefaction in 1877.