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Duration

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Noun

1. continuance, duration

the period of time during which something continues

2. continuance, duration

the property of enduring or continuing in time

3. duration, length

continuance in time

Example Sentences:
'the ceremony was of short duration'
'he complained about the length of time required'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Duration

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noun
the length of time that something lasts or continues

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Duration

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noun
1. 
continuance in time
2. 
the time that a thing continues or lasts

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Duration

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n.
1. Continuance or persistence in time.
2. A period of existence or persistence: sat quietly through the duration of the speech.
3. The number of years required to receive the present value of future payments, both of interest and principle, of a bond, often used as an indicator of a bond's price volatility resulting from changes in interest rates.

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