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Word: Durance
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘continuance’): from Old French, from durer ‘to last’, from Latin durare. The sense ‘imprisonment’ is first recorded in the early 16th century
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdjʊərəns
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdjɔːrəns
Dialects: British English
Definition:
imprisonment or confinement
Short Definition:imprisonment or confinement
Examples:- the actor's years of durance vile in soap operas
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