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enduringly

[en-door-ing, -dyoor-] Origin

en·dur·ing

[en-door-ing, -dyoor-]
adjective
1.
lasting; permanent: a poet of enduring greatness.
2.
patient; long-suffering.

Origin:
1525–35; endure + -ing2

en·dur·ing·ly, adverb
en·dur·ing·ness, noun
non·en·dur·ing, adjective
un·en·dur·ing, adjective
un·en·dur·ing·ly, adverb
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enduring (ɪnˈdjʊərɪŋ)
 
adj
1.  permanent; lasting
2.  having forbearance; long-suffering
 
en'duringly
 
adv
 
en'duringness
 
n

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enduring
late 14c., action of the verb endure; as a prp. adj. meaning lasting, from 1530s.
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