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atemporal

/eɪˈtɛmpərəl/ /ˌeɪˈtɛmpərəl/

Meanings
adjective
Unaffected by time; timeless; permanent or unchanging.

Examples :

"The greatest music is atemporal."
philosophy time being abstract

Related Words

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unchanging verb

/ʌnˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/

To revert or reverse a change

"The software update offered a new layout, but I preferred the original, so I unchanging it back to the familiar version. "

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unaffected verb

/ˌʌnəˈfɛktɪd/ /ˌʌnfəˈfɛktɪd/

(very rare) To not affect.

"The new policy, surprisingly, unaffected the students' daily routines. "

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time noun

/tɑem/ /taɪm/

The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.

"Time stops for nobody.   the ebb and flow of time"

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timeless noun

/ˈtaɪmləs/

A gene encoding an essential protein that regulates circadian rhythm, normally written in italics: timeless.

"The timeless gene is crucial for maintaining a regular sleep schedule. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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permanent noun

/ˈpɜːmənənt/ /ˈpɝmənənt/

A chemical hair treatment imparting or removing curliness, whose effects typically last for a period of weeks; a perm.

"My sister got a permanent for her wedding, which was supposed to last for several months. "

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by noun

/baɪ/

A flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only a minority have them), for collecting pollen and (in some species) producing wax and honey.

"The bee diligently collected pollen from the flowers. "

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greatest adjective

/ˈɡɹeɪtɪst/

Relatively large in scale, size, extent, number (i.e. having many parts or members) or duration (i.e. relatively long); very big.

"A great storm is approaching our shores."

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or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

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music noun

/ˈmjuːzɪk/ /ˈmjuzɪk/

A series of sounds organized in time, employing melody, harmony, tempo etc. usually to convey a mood.

"The music playing softly in the classroom helped students focus on their work. "