permanently
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
permanent/ˈpɜːmənənt/
▶adjective lasting or remaining unchanged indefinitely, or intended to be so; not temporary. ▶noun N. Amer. a perm for the hair.
– derivatives
permanence noun,
permanency noun
permanently adverb.
permanence noun,
permanency noun
permanently adverb.
– origin ME: from L. permanent- ‘remaining to the end’ (perh. via OFr.), from per- ‘through’ + manere ‘remain’.
'permanently' also found in these Oxford entries:
abandon
- barnacle
- canon
- capstan lathe
- casualization
- ceramic
- cleistogamy
- cocked hat
- colure
- electret
- emigrant
- emigrate
- engrave
- floating
- green card
- hammer toe
- hard-wired
- home
- hulk
- ice shelf
- immanent
- immigrant
- immigration
- indwell
- inhere
- keep
- lay
- leave
- maim
- mental handicap
- non-resident
- perma-
- permanent
- pilot light
- quit
- stay
- thermosetting
- tundra
