perpetual

/pərˈpɛtʃuəl/

Syllables per·pet·u·al

Stress per-PET-u-al

Phonics Breakdown

per

/pər/

er schwa

pet

/pɛt/

short e

tual

/tʃuəl/

ture sound

Meaning

lasting forever or for a very long time

Sound Reference

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per=/pər/(person) + pet=/pɛt/(pet) + tual=/tʃuəl/(actual)

Example

They live in a state of perpetual change.