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timeless

Latin translation: perpetuus

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English term or phrase:timeless
Latin translation:perpetuus
Entered by: Joseph Brazauskas

21:30 May 24, 2007
English to Latin translations [Non-PRO]
Science - Science (general)
English term or phrase: timeless
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perpetuus
Explanation:
Often used by the classical writers much like Greek 'achronos'.

But your question ought to have been entered as Latin > English.

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Note added at 7 mins (2007-05-24 21:38:20 GMT)
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Or rather, entered as English > Latin.

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Note added at 12 hrs (2007-05-25 10:27:10 GMT)
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Ségolène is of course correct about the language pair.
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Joseph Brazauskas
United States
Local time: 05:21
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5 +3perpetuus
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
perpetuus


Explanation:
Often used by the classical writers much like Greek 'achronos'.

But your question ought to have been entered as Latin > English.

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Note added at 7 mins (2007-05-24 21:38:20 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Or rather, entered as English > Latin.

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Note added at 12 hrs (2007-05-25 10:27:10 GMT)
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Ségolène is of course correct about the language pair.

Joseph Brazauskas
United States
Local time: 05:21
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nicholas Ferreira: This is good. I was also thinking of "aeternus"...
4 hrs
  -> Thank you, Nicholas. 'Aeternus' would also be a good rendering, as well as 'sempiternus'.
agree  Kirill Semenov
6 hrs
  -> Thank you, Kirill.
agree  Rebecca Garber
16 hrs
  -> Thank you, Rebecca.
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