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durant

See also: durànt and Durant

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French durant, present participle of durer (“to last”).

Noun

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durant

  1. Alternative form of durance
  2. (historical) A strong cloth in imitation of buff leather.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “durant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

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Aragonese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /duˈɾan/
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: du‧rant

Etymology 1

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From Latin dūrantem, present active participle of dūrō (“to last”).

Preposition

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durant

  1. for, during (over a period of time)
    • Reciclando una botella de plastico se cabida prou enerchia ta mantenir una bombeta de 60W encendida durant una hora y meya. = Recycling a plastic bottle saves enough energy to keep a 60W lightbulb lit for an hour and a half.}}

Etymology 2

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Verb

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durant

  1. gerund of durar in Ribagorçan.

Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Latin dūrantem, present active participle of dūrō (“to last”). First attested in the 14th century.[1]

Preposition

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durant

  1. for, during (over a period of time)
    • 2020 March 5, “Recliclar té premi!”, in Time Out Barcelona‎[1], volume 587, page 15:
      Reciclant una ampolla de plàstic s'estalvia energia per mantenir una bombeta de 60W encesa durant una hora i mitja.
      Recycling a plastic bottle saves [enough] energy to keep a 60W lightbulb lit for an hour and a half.

Etymology 2

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Verb

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durant

  1. gerund of durar

References

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  1. ^ “durant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Further reading

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French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dy.ʁɑ̃/
  • Audio:(file)

Preposition

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durant

  1. during, while
    Synonym: pendant

Postposition

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durant

  1. on end
    des heures durant ― for hours on end

Participle

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durant

  1. present participle of durer

Further reading

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Latin

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Verb

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dūrant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of dūrō

Occitan

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Preposition

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durant

  1. during
    Synonym: pendent

Verb

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durant

  1. present participle of durar
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