Perdure
//pəˈd͡ʒʊə̯// verb
verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To continue to exist, last or endure, especially for a great length of time. intransitive
"Saying that a trait has an evolutionary history is to say something stronger than the fact that it has perdured across generations. Humans have probably believed that water is wet for a very long time, although this belief has no evolutionary history."
- 2 To exist in such a way as to possess distinct temporal parts (in perdurantism). intransitive
Example
More examples"Saying that a trait has an evolutionary history is to say something stronger than the fact that it has perdured across generations. Humans have probably believed that water is wet for a very long time, although this belief has no evolutionary history."
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