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/ˈdʊˈɹeɪʃən/DUU-RAY-shuhn
/ˈdʊˈɹeɪʃən/DUU-RAY-shuhn

Meaninglasting

Common meaning: how long something lasts

Journey through time

  1. Latindūrus; dūrō‘hard’
  2. Englishduration‘how long something lasts’ · today

dur also in: duressduringdurableendure

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin dūrus; dūrō ‘hard; to last’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry dūrus, p. 621 · dictionary scan

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Related words

durableduressduringendure

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