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See also: durànt and Durant

English

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Etymology

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

Noun

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durant

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

References

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Anagrams

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Aragonese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /duˈɾan/
  • Syllabification: du‧rant
  • Rhymes: -an

Etymology 1

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From Latin dūrantem, present active participle of dūrō (to last).

Preposition

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durant

  1. for, during (over a period of time)
    Reciclando una botella de plastico se cabida prou enerchia ta mantenir una bombeta de 60W encendida durant una hora y meya.
    Recycling a plastic bottle saves enough energy to keep a 60W lightbulb lit for an hour and a half.

Etymology 2

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Verb

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durant

  1. gerund of durar in Ribagorçan.

Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Latin dūrantem, present active participle of dūrō (to last). First attested in the 14th century.[1]

Preposition

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durant

  1. for, during (over a period of time)
    • 2020 March 5, “Recliclar té premi!”, in Time Out Barcelona[1], 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.

Etymology 2

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Verb

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durant

  1. gerund of durar

References

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  1. ^ durant”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Further reading

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French

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Pronunciation

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Preposition

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durant

  1. during, while
    Synonym: pendant

Postposition

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durant

  1. on end
    des heures durantfor hours on end

Participle

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durant

  1. present participle of durer

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Latin

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Verb

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dūrant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of dūrō

Occitan

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Preposition

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durant

  1. during
    Synonym: pendent

Verb

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durant

  1. present participle of durar