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perdurable
[ per-door-uh-buhl, -dyoor- ]
/ pərˈdʊər ə bəl, -ˈdyʊər- /
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adjective
very durable; permanent; imperishable.
Theology. eternal; everlasting.
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Origin of perdurable
OTHER WORDS FROM perdurable
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British Dictionary definitions for perdurable
perdurable
/ (pəˈdjʊərəbəl) /
adjective
rare extremely durable
Derived forms of perdurable
perdurability, nounperdurably, adverbWord Origin for perdurable
C13: from Late Latin perdūrābilis, from Latin per- (intensive) + dūrābilis long-lasting, from dūrus hard
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