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[ noun ] the period of time during which something continues
Synonyms Used in print (The Rev. John A. O'Brien, "Let's Take Birth Control...)Pope_Pius_12 , declared in 1951 that it is possible to be exempt from the normal obligation of parenthood for a long_time and even for the whole duration of married life , if there are serious reasons , such_as those often mentioned in the so-called medical , eugenic , economic and social `` indications '' . (Dan McLachlan, Jr., "Communication Networks and...)This objective is adhered to throughout the duration of the action . (H. A. Gleason, "Review of African language studies...)Other pairs of phonologic subsystems also interact or overlap in this way ; for_example , duration sometimes figures in both the vowel_system and the intonation . (Allan J. Braff and Roger F. Miller, "Wage-Price...)It is convenient to assume that the union industry contract is of one year 's duration . (Doris Miles Disney, Mrs. Meeker's Money....)The duration of the digestive process varies , the pathologist says , but the empty stomach and the findings in the upper gastrointestinal tract indicate that Mrs._Meeker died several hours after her seven o_'_clock dinner . Related terms time_period span clocking residence_time rule stretch longueur value time_scale continue |
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[ noun ] the property of enduring or continuing in time
Synonyms Used in print (Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)With the exception of treaty making , foreign relations were historically concerned for_the_most_part with conditions of short or at_least measurable duration . Related terms |
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[ noun ] continuance in time
Synonyms Examples "the ceremony was of short duration" "he complained about the length of time required" Used in print (Ralph B. Long. The Sentence and Its Parts: A...)Dominant stress is of_course more than extended duration , and normally centers_on syllables that would have primary stress or phrase stress if the words or longer units they are parts of were spoken alone : a dominant stress given to glorify would normally center_on its first syllable rather than its last . |
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