It was proposed that the duration of Parliament should
be limited. --Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]
Soon shall have passed our own human duration. --D. Webster. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Duration — may refer to: The measure of continuance of any object or event within Time Duration (music) an amount of time or a particular time interval, often cited as one of the fundamental aspects of music Duration (philosophy) a theory of time and… … Wikipedia
duration — I noun age, continuance, continuance in time, continuation in time, course, epoch, era, extension in time, extent, interregnum, interval, lasting period, length of time, limit, period, period of time, phase, season, space of time, span, spell,… … Law dictionary
duration — late 14c., from O.Fr. duration, from M.L. durationem (nom. duratio), noun of action from pp. stem of L. durare harden (see ENDURE (Cf. endure)). Old legalese phrase for the duration popularized 1916 in reference to British enlistments in World… … Etymology dictionary
duration — ► NOUN ▪ the time during which something continues. ● for the duration Cf. ↑for the duration DERIVATIVES durational adjective. ORIGIN Latin, from durare to last … English terms dictionary
Duration — (v. lat.), Abhärtung, Verhärtung … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Duration — (neulat.), Verhärtung … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
duration — [n] length of action, event continuance, continuation, continuity, endurance, extent, period, perpetuation, persistence, prolongation, run, span, spell, stretch, term, tide, time; concept 804 … New thesaurus
duration — [doo rā′shən, dyoorā′shən] n. [ME duracioun < ML duratio < pp. of L durare: see DURABLE] 1. continuance in time 2. the time that a thing continues or lasts … English World dictionary
Duration — Die Duration ist eine Sensitivitätskennzahl, die die durchschnittliche Kapitalbindungsdauer einer Geldanlage in einem festverzinslichen Wertpapier bezeichnet. Genauer genommen und allgemein formuliert ist die Duration der gewichtete Mittelwert… … Deutsch Wikipedia
duration — 01. You must stay in your seats for the [duration] of the test. 02. His injury in the second game put him out for the [duration] of the season. 03. After arguing with her new husband on the airplane to Hawaii, the young bride remained silent for… … Grammatical examples in English
