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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Cf. F.

perpétuation

The act of making perpetual, or of preserving from extinction through an endless existence, or for an indefinite period of time; continuance.

Sir T. Browne.

Noun.

The act of making perpetual, or of preserving from extinction or oblivion through an endless existence, or for an indefinite period of time.

perpetuation ‎(plural perpetuations)

prolonging existence