duration

[ doo-rey-shuhn, dyoo- ]
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noun
  1. the length of time something continues or exists (often used with the).

  2. continuance in time.

  1. (in the philosophy of Bergson) a temporal continuum, intuitively known, within which the élan vital operates.

Origin of duration

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Medieval Latin dūrātiōn-, stem of dūrātiō, from Latin dūrāt(us) “lasted” (past participle of dūrāre “to last”; see dure2) + -iō -ion

Other words from duration

  • du·ra·tion·al, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for duration

duration

/ (djʊˈreɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the length of time that something lasts or continues

Origin of duration

1
C14: from Medieval Latin dūrātiō, from Latin dūrāre to last

Derived forms of duration

  • durational, adjective

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