 Duration
Duration
Pronunciation : Du*ra"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OF. duration. See Dure.]
Definition : Defn: The state or quality of lasting; continuance in time; the portion of time during which anything exists. It was proposed that the duration of Parliament should be limited. Macaulay. Soon shall have passed our own human duration. D. Webster.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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