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Duration

//dʒʊˈɹeɪʃn̩// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An amount of time or a particular time interval. countable, uncountable

    "The duration of the flight will be about 2 hours 45 minutes."

  2. 2
    continuance in time wordnet
  3. 3
    The time taken for the current situation to end, especially the current war. countable, singular, uncountable

    "Rationing will last at least for the duration."

  4. 4
    the property of enduring or continuing in time wordnet
  5. 5
    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
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  1. 6
    the period of time during which something continues wordnet

Etymology

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

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