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self-perpetuating definition

self·-perpetuating (-pər pec̸h′o̵̅o̅ āt′iŋ)

adjective

of a kind that causes or promotes indefinite continuation or renewal of itself or oneself a self-perpetuating caste system

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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