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lasting

[las-ting, lah-sting]
adjective
  1. continuing or enduring a long time; permanent; durable: a lasting friendship.
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noun
  1. a strong, durable, closely woven fabric for shoe uppers, coverings on buttons, etc.
  2. Archaic. the quality of surviving or continuing and maintaining strength, effectiveness, etc.
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Origin of lasting

1125–75 for def 1; 1775–85 for def 2; Middle English (adj.). See last2, -ing2
Related formslast·ing·ly, adverblast·ing·ness, nounun·last·ing, adjective
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lasting

adjective
  1. permanent or enduring
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noun
  1. a strong durable closely woven fabric used for shoe uppers, etc
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Derived Formslastingly, adverblastingness, noun
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