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—self-perpetuation, n./self"peuhr pech"ooh ay'ting, self'-/, adj.1. continuing oneself in office, rank, etc., beyond the normal limit.2. capable of indefinite continuation.[1815-25]
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self-perpetuating — [self′pər pech′o͞o āt΄iŋ] adj. of a kind that causes or promotes indefinite continuation or renewal of itself or oneself [a self perpetuating caste system] … English World dictionary
self-perpetuating — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ perpetuating itself without external agency or intervention. DERIVATIVES self perpetuation noun … English terms dictionary
self-perpetuating — self per|pet|u|at|ing [ ,self pər petʃu,eıtıŋ ] adjective something such as a system or process that is self perpetuating is able to continue for a long time because it creates the things it needs to continue … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
self-perpetuating — UK [ˌself pə(r)ˈpetʃuˌeɪtɪŋ] / US [ˌself pərˈpetʃuˌeɪtɪŋ] adjective something such as a system or process that is self perpetuating is able to continue for a long time because it creates the things that it needs to continue … English dictionary
self-perpetuating — adjective Describing something that causes itself to continue to exist. The committee was self perpetuating: all it did was hold a meeting to decide when the next meeting was, and consume funds to do so … Wiktionary
self-perpetuating — self′ perpet′uating adj. 1) capable of indefinite continuation or renewal of itself or oneself 2) continuing oneself in office, rank, etc., beyond the normal limit • Etymology: 1815–25 self′ perpetua′tion, n … From formal English to slang
self-perpetuating — adjective perpetuating itself or oneself without external agency or intervention. Derivatives self perpetuation noun … English new terms dictionary
self-perpetuating — adj. perpetuating itself or oneself without external agency. Derivatives: self perpetuation n … Useful english dictionary
self-perpetuating — /sɛlf pəˈpɛtʃueɪtɪŋ/ (say self puh pechoohayting) adjective of or relating to a process or situation which, once brought into being, will continue to maintain itself …
self-perpetuation — self perpetuating ► ADJECTIVE ▪ perpetuating itself without external agency or intervention. DERIVATIVES self perpetuation noun … English terms dictionary
