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Eternity
eternity
1. Eternity is time without an end or a state of existence outside time, especially the state which some people believe they will pass into after they have died. I have always found the thought of eternity terrifying. N-UNCOUNT 2. If you say that a situation lasted for an eternity, you mean that it seemed to last an extremely long time, usually because it was boring or unpleasant. The war continued for an eternity... = age N-SING: a N
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noun (plural -ties) Etymology: Middle English eternite, from Middle French eternite, from Latin aeternitat-, aeternitas, from aeternus Date: 14th century 1. the quality or state of being eternal 2. infinite time lasting throughout ~ 3. plural age 3b 4. the state after death ; immortality 5. a seemingly endless or immeasurable time an ~ of delays ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. (pl. -ies) 1 infinite or unending (esp. future) time. 2 Theol. endless life after death. 3 the state of being eternal. 4 colloq. (often prec. by an) a very long time. 5 (in pl.) eternal truths. Phrases and idioms eternity ring a finger-ring set with gems all round, usu. given as a token of lasting affection. Etymology: ME f. OF eternit{eacute} f. L aeternitas -tatis f. aeternus: see ETERNAL ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. вечность she kept me waiting for an eternity —- она заставила меня ждать целую вечность 2. вечная жизнь, бессметрие; загробная жизнь to send smb. into eternity —- эвф. отправить кого-либо на тот свет 3. вечные истины Id: from all eternity —- испокон веку Id: for all eternity —- во веки веков Id: damned from here to eternity —- осужденные на вечные муки ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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