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du⋅ra⋅ble
[doo
r-uh-buhl, dyoor-] 
–adjective
| 1. | able to resist wear, decay, etc., well; lasting; enduring. |
–noun
| 2. | durables. durable goods. |
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| du·ra·ble (dŏŏr'ə-bəl, dyŏŏr'-) adj.
A manufactured product, such as an automobile or a household appliance, that can be used over a relatively long period without being depleted or consumed. Often used in the plural. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dūrābilis, from dūrāre, to last; see deuə- in Indo-European roots.] du'ra·bil'i·ty, du'ra·ble·ness n., du'ra·bly adv. |
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Durable
Du"ra*ble\, a. [L. durabilis, fr. durare to last: cf. F. durable. See Dure.] Able to endure or continue in a particular condition; lasting; not perishable or changeable; not wearing out or decaying soon; enduring; as, durable cloth; durable happiness. Riches and honor are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness. --Prov. viii. 18. An interest which from its object and grounds must be so durable. --De Quincey. Syn: Lasting; permanent; enduring; firm; stable; continuing; constant; persistent. See Lasting.
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Language Translation for : durable
Spanish:
duradero,
German:
dauerhaft,
Japanese:
永続性のある
durable
c.1386, from O.Fr. durable, from L. durabilis "lasting, permanent," from durare "to last, harden" (see endure).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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