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durance
du·rance D0430700 (do͝or′əns, dyo͝or′-)n. Confinement or restraint by force; imprisonment.
[Middle English duraunce, duration, from Old French durance, from durer, to last, from Latin dūrāre; see deuə- in Indo-European roots.]durance (ˈdjʊərəns) n1. imprisonment2. duration[C15: from Old French, from durer to last, from Latin dūrāre]
Durance (French dyrɑ̃s) n (Placename) a river in S France, rising in the Alps and flowing generally southwest into the Rhône. Length: 304 km (189 miles)dur•ance (ˈdʊər əns, ˈdyʊər-)
n. incarceration or imprisonment (often used in the phrase durance vile). [1400–50; late Middle English duraunce duration < Middle French durance=dur(er) to last (< Latin; see endure) + -ance -ance] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | durance - imprisonment (especially for a long time)captivity, immurement, incarceration, imprisonment - the state of being imprisoned; "he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon" |
IdiomsSeedurance vileDurance
Durance (düräNs`), river, c.180 mi (290 km) long, rising in SE France at the foot of Montgenèvre Pass on the Italian border and flowing southwest then northwest before entering the Rhône River at Avignon. The upper Durance is used to generate hydroelectricity; the lower river is used for irrigation and for municipal water supply.durance
Related to durance: durance vileWords related to durancenoun imprisonment (especially for a long time)Related Words- captivity
- immurement
- incarceration
- imprisonment
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