What's the meaning of the word perennial in the excerpt below? "And it chanced that the direction of my scientific studies, whic

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What's the meaning of the word perennial in the excerpt below? "And it chanced that the direction of my scientific studies, whic

h led wholly toward the mystic and the transcendental, re-acted and shed a strong light on this consciousness of the perennial war among my members."

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xxMikexx [17] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-13T14:52:23+03:00

Answer:

Perennial here means unending, long-term.

Explanation:

Literarily, the word perennial means lasting indefinitely long.

In this context, it means there is a war among his members that has been in existence for long. The other possible meanings are long lasting, unending, permanent or consistent.