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duration.

An amount of time or a particular time interval.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/dʒʊˈɹeɪ.ʃən//djʊˈɹeɪ.ʃən//dəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/Canada, General-American/djəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/Canada, General-American
  1. An amount of time or a particular time interval.

    countable · uncountable
    The duration of the flight will be about 2 hours 45 minutes.
    She was moaning for the entire duration of the advert break.
  2. The time taken for the current situation to end, especially the current war.

    countable · singular · uncountable
    Rationing will last at least for the duration.
  3. A measure of the sensitivity of the price of a financial asset to changes in interest rates, computed for a simple bond as a weighted average of the maturities of the interest and principal payments associated with it.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English duracioun, from late Old French duracion, from Medieval Latin dūrātiō.

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