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sempiterne

French, noun\sɛ̃.pi.tɛʁn\

sempiterne is a French feminine noun meaning “perpetuana” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sergé de laine très résistant autrefois fabriqué à Colchester et à Exeter”.

What does sempiterne mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineperpetuana

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Sergé de laine très résistant autrefois fabriqué à Colchester et à Exeter.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of sempiterne

  • sempiternes plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce sempiterne?

  • \sɛ̃.pi.tɛʁn\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.