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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024du•ra•tion /dʊˈreɪʃən, dyʊ-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the length of time something exists:Luckily these viruses are of short duration.
- for the duration, for as long as (something) lasts or continues:He was drafted for the duration plus six.
See -dur-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024du•ra•tion (dŏŏ rā′shən, dyŏŏ-),USA pronunciation n. - the length of time something continues or exists (often used with the).
- continuance in time.
- Philosophy(in the philosophy of Bergson) a temporal continuum, intuitively known, within which the élan vital operates.
- Medieval Latin dūrātiōn- (stem of dūrātiō), equivalent. to Latin dūrāt(us) (past participle of dūrāre to last; see dure2) + -iōn- -ion
- Middle English 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: duration /djʊˈreɪʃən/ n - the length of time that something lasts or continues
Etymology: 14th Century: from Medieval Latin dūrātiō, from Latin dūrāre to lastduˈrational adj |