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Duration : (noun)
1: the period of time during which something continues [syn: continuance]
2: the property of enduring or continuing in time [syn: continuance]
3: continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration";
"he complained about the length of time required" [syn: length]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Duration : \Du*ra"tion\, n. [OF. duration. See Dure.]
The state or quality of lasting; continuance in time; the
portion of time during which anything exists.
It was proposed that the duration of Parliament should
be limited. --Macaulay.
Soon shall have passed our own human duration. --D.
Webster.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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