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adjective
1.
very durable; permanent; imperishable.
2.
Theology
.
eternal; everlasting.
Origin:
1200–50;
Middle English
<
Late Latin
perdūrābilis.
See
per-
,
dure
2
,
-able
Related forms
per·dur·a·bil·i·ty,
per·dur·a·ble·ness,
noun
per·dur·a·bly,
adverb
un·per·dur·a·ble,
adjective
un·per·dur·a·b·ly,
adverb
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perdurable
(pəˈdjʊərəb
ə
l)
—
adj
rare
extremely durable
[C13: from Late Latin
perdūrābilis,
from Latin
per-
(intensive) +
dūrābilis
long-lasting, from
dūrus
hard]
perdura'bility
—
n
'perdurably
—
adv
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