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dure

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[ doo r, dyoo r ]
/ dʊər, dyʊər /

verb (used with or without object), dured, dur·ing. Archaic.

endure.

Words nearby dure

durative, durazzo, durban, durban poison, durbar, dure, duress, duressor, durex, durga, durga puja

Origin of dure

2
1225–75; Middle English < Old French durer < Latin dūrāre to last; see dure1
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Examples from the Web for dured

  • And the dyvysyon betwene the duc of Orlyance and the duc of Burgoyn dured yn Fraunce continuelly by .

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