Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
PERPETUAL
ceaseless, constant, incessant, never-ending, perpetual, unceasing, unremitting
(adjective) uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing; “the ceaseless thunder of surf”; “in constant pain”; “night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city”; “the never-ending search for happiness”; “the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy”; “man’s unceasing warfare with drought and isolation”; “unremitting demands of hunger”
ageless, aeonian, eonian, eternal, everlasting, perpetual, unending, unceasing
(adjective) continuing forever or indefinitely; “the ageless themes of love and revenge”; “eternal truths”; “life everlasting”; “hell’s perpetual fires”; “the unending bliss of heaven”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
perpetual (not comparable)
Lasting forever, or for an indefinitely long time
Synonyms: continuant, persistent
Set up to be in effect or have tenure for an unlimited duration
Continuing; uninterrupted
Synonyms: continuous, nonstop
(botany) Flowering throughout the growing season
Source: Wiktionary
Per*pet"u*al, a. Etym: [OE. perpetuel, F. perpétuel, fr. L. perpetualis, fr. perpetuus continuing throughout, continuous, fr. perpes, -etis, lasting throughout.]
Definition: Neverceasing; continuing forever or for an unlimited time; unfailing; everlasting; continuous. Unto the kingdom of perpetual night. Shak. Perpetual feast of nectared sweets. Milton. Circle of perpetual apparition, or occultation. See under Circle.
– Perpetual calendar, a calendar so devised that it may be adjusted for any month or year.
– Perpetual curacy (Ch. of Eng.), a curacy in which all the tithes are appropriated, and no vicarage is endowed. Blackstone.
– Perpetual motion. See under Motion.
– Perpetual screw. See Endless screw, under Screw.
Syn.
– Continual; unceasing; endless; everlasting; incessant; constant; eternal. See Constant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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