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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
OTHER WORDS FROM duration
du·ra·tion·al, adjectiveWords nearby duration
Durant, Durante, durante vita, Duranty, Duras, duration, durative, Durazzo, Durban, Durban poison, durbar
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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, adjectiveWord Origin for duration
C14: from Medieval Latin dūrātiō, from Latin dūrāre to last
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