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perdure

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per⋅dure

  [per-door, -dyoor]
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–verb (used without object), -dured, -dur⋅ing.
to continue or last permanently; endure.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME perduren < L perdūrāre. See per-, dure 2
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per·dure   (pər-dŏŏr', -dyŏŏr')   
intr.v.   per·dured, per·dur·ing, per·dures
To last permanently; endure.

[Middle English perduren, from Old French pardurer, from Latin perdūrāre; see perdurable.]
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