In-aeternum
[in ahy-ter-noo m; English in ee-tur-nuh m] /ɪn aɪˈtɛr nʊm; English ɪn iˈtɜr nəm/
adverb, Latin.
1.
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/ɪn iːˈtɜːnəm/
adverb
1.
forever; eternally
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