duration
[ doo-rey-shuh n, dyoo- ]
/ dʊˈreɪ ʃən, dyʊ- /
noun
the length of time something continues or exists (often used with the).
continuance in time.
(in the philosophy of Bergson) a temporal continuum, intuitively known, within which the élan vital operates.
Origin of duration
OTHER WORDS FROM duration
du·ra·tion·al, adjectiveWords nearby duration
durant,
durante,
durante vita,
duranty,
duras,
duration,
duration tetany,
durative,
durazzo,
durban,
durban poison
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British Dictionary definitions for duration
duration
/ (djʊˈreɪʃən) /
noun
the length of time that something lasts or continues
Derived forms of duration
durational, adjectiveWord Origin for duration
C14: from Medieval Latin
dūrātiō, from Latin
dūrāre to last