Diuturnal

Diuturnal
Diuturnal Di`u*tur"nal, a. [L. diuturnus, fr. diu a long time, by day; akin to dies day.] Of long continuance; lasting. [R.] --Milton. [1913 Webster]

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  • diuturnal — adjective durable, long lasting …   Wiktionary

  • diuturnal — a. (Rare.) Lasting, of long duration, of long continuance …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • diuturnal — di·u·tur·nal …   English syllables

  • diuturnal —   a. lasting long time.    ♦ diuturnity, n …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • diuturnal — |dīyü|tərnəl adjective Etymology: Latin diuturnus (from diu lasting a long time, a long time ago) + English al : of long continuance : lasting …   Useful english dictionary

  • abiding — Synonyms and related words: age long, aged, ancient, antique, changeless, chronic, commorant, constant, continuing, continuous, diuturnal, durable, dwelling, enduring, evergreen, firm, fixed, frozen, hardy, immobile, immutable, in residence,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • aged — Synonyms and related words: abiding, advanced, advanced in life, advanced in years, age long, age old, along in years, ancient, antediluvian, antique, chronic, constant, continuing, developed, diuturnal, doddering, durable, elderly, enduring,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • ancient — Synonyms and related words: Bronze Age man, Hominidae, Iron Age man, Stone Age man, abiding, aboriginal, aborigine, advanced, advanced in life, advanced in years, age long, age old, aged, ageing, ageless, along in years, antediluvian, anthropoid …   Moby Thesaurus

  • antique — Synonyms and related words: Gothic, Methuselah, Victorian, abandoned, abiding, abjured, age long, age old, aged, ageless, ago, ancestral, ancient, ancient manuscript, antediluvian, antiquated, antiquity, archaic, archaism, artifact, auld, back… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • chronic — Synonyms and related words: abiding, accepted, accustomed, age long, aged, ancient, antique, confirmed, constant, continuing, customary, deep dyed, deep fixed, deep rooted, deep seated, deep set, deep settled, diuturnal, durable, dyed in the wool …   Moby Thesaurus

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