perdurance
- noun
- /pərˈdʊərəns/
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perdurabilidad
- Washington earned his place in history by being that virtuous leader, and in doing so, he ensured the perdurance of the American republic—at least, thus far.
Examples
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The perdurance of the ancient tree symbolizes resilience against harsh weather conditions.
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That requires, you might say, an overcoming of immediacy, a perdurance of the mind through time.
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The artist's work reflects the perdurance of cultural traditions throughout generations.
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In their research, they focused on the perdurance of certain species in changing climates.
Synonyms
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2.8
How long something lasts
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4.7
A situation where things stay the same or keep happening without big changes
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9.6
A situation that lasts forever
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5.5
A situation where something lasts a long time without big change
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4.9
A state of lasting for a long time
The fact of lasting without stopping
An old word for the length of time something lasts
Lasting for a very long time without breaking or wearing out
A time that never ends
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Perdurance comes from the Latin parts per- 'through' and durare 'to last', the same root you see in durable and endurance. So perdurance simply means the state of 'lasting through' time, or how something continues to exist.