permanent
/ˈpɜr·mə·nənt/ adj [not gradable]Definition
› lasting for a long time or forever: Are you looking for a temporary job or something permanent? He entered the United States in 1988 as a permanent resident with a green card. permanence /ˈpɜr·mə·nəns/ n [U] permanently /ˈpɜr·mə·nənt·li/ adv [not gradable] › The accident left him permanently paralyzed.
(Definition of permanent adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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