DURATION


Meaning of DURATION in English

— durational , adj.

/doo ray"sheuhn, dyoo-/ , n.

1. the length of time something continues or exists (often used with the ).

2. continuance in time.

3. (in the philosophy of Bergson) a temporal continuum, intuitively known, within which the élan vital operates.

[ 1350-1400; ME duration- (s. of duratio ), equiv. to L durat ( us ) (ptp. of durare to last; see DURE 2 ) + -ion- -ION ]

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