eternal flame

noun

: a small fire that is kept burning as a symbol to show that something will never end
light an eternal flame

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And maybe fewer of us would associate the word with that tiny eternal flame in our gas stove. Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 25 Jan. 2025 Thatcher couldn’t stand the idea of an eternal flame, which had been mooted. Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025

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“Eternal flame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eternal%20flame. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.

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