durant

See also: durànt

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French durant, present participle of durer (“to last”).

Noun

durant

  1. Alternative form of durance
  2. (historical) A strong cloth in imitation of buff leather.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for durant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)

Anagrams

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Latin dūrante, present participle of dūrāre (“to last”), attested from the 14th century.[1]

Preposition

durant

  1. for, during (over a period of time)
    • 2020 March 5, “Recliclar té premi!”, in Time Out Barcelona‎, volume 587, page 15:
      Reciclant una ampolla de plàstic s'estalvia energia per mantenir una bombeta de 60W encesa durant una hora i mitja.
      Recycling a plastic bottle saves [enough] energy to keep a 60W lightbulb lit for an hour and a half.

Verb

durant

  1. present participle of durar

References
  1. “durant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023

Further reading

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dy.ʁɑ̃/
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Preposition

durant

  1. during, while
    Synonym: pendant

Postposition

durant

  1. on end
    des heures durant ― for hours on end

Participle

durant

  1. present participle of durer

Further reading

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

dūrant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of dūrō

Occitan

Preposition

durant

  1. during
    Synonym: pendent

Verb

durant

  1. present participle of durar
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