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  • dur
    dur
    adjective
    (in music) written in a major key; major.
  • Dur.
    Dur.
    abbreviation
    Durham

dur

American  
[door] / dur /

adjective

German.
  1. (in music) written in a major key; major.


Dur. British  

abbreviation

  1. Durham

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Of all the cartoons shown at Charlie Hébdo, my favourite is the one "C'est dur d'être aimé par des cons"! The cartoonists were brilliant!

From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2015

His workers have a time-incentive program which boosted production 62%, wages 30% dur ing the first year of operation.

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I am not particularly worried by the fedayeen," Hussein told Prager dur ing an audience at Amman's Basman Palace, "but I think there is a certain nuisance value that will continue to ex ist, unfortunately.

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She has rented a penthouse duplex on Central Park West that was once the home of Lorenz Hart dur ing the great lyricist's last years.

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But aw're beawn to coom in: aw lung'd to goo through th' same dur wi' mo Mattie.

From Stephen Archer and Other Tales by George MacDonald

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