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duration

[ doo-rey-shuhn, dyoo- ]
/ dʊˈreɪ ʃən, dyʊ- /
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noun
the length of time something continues or exists (often used with the).
continuance in time.
(in the philosophy of Bergson) a temporal continuum, intuitively known, within which the élan vital operates.
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Origin of duration

1350–1400; Middle English <Medieval Latin dūrātiōn- (stem of dūrātiō), equivalent to Latin dūrāt(us) (past participle of dūrāre to last; see dure2) + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM duration

du·ra·tion·al, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for duration

duration
/ (djʊˈreɪʃən) /

noun
the length of time that something lasts or continues

Derived forms of duration

durational, adjective

Word Origin for duration

C14: from Medieval Latin dūrātiō, from Latin dūrāre to last
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