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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/djʊˈreɪʃ^ən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dʊˈreɪʃən, djʊ-/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dŏŏ rā′shən, dyŏŏ-)

du•ra•tion /dʊˈreɪʃən, dyʊ-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

the length of time something exists:Luckily these viruses are of short duration.
for the duration, for as long as (something) lasts or continues:He was drafted for the duration plus six.

See -dur-.

du•ra•tion (dŏŏ rā′shən, dyŏŏ-),USA pronunciation n.

the length of time something continues or exists (often used with the).
continuance in time.
Philosophy(in the philosophy of Bergson) a temporal continuum, intuitively known, within which the élan vital operates.

Medieval Latin dūrātiōn- (stem of dūrātiō), equivalent. to Latin dūrāt(us) (past participle of dūrāre to last; see dure²) + -iōn- -ion
Middle English 1350–1400

du•ra′tion•al, adj.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

duration /djʊˈreɪʃən/ n

the length of time that something lasts or continues

Etymology: 14th Century: from Medieval Latin dūrātiō, from Latin dūrāre to lastduˈrational adj

'duration' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

acute - age-old - attolaser - biometric - breve - brevity - brief - bupivacaine - chronic - commensurate - continuance - course - crony - day - dissociation - durance - everlasting - fail - great - hold - hospitalization - hudna - hyperventilation - isochronal - last - lax - leave - length - lengthy - little - long - longevity - macro- - Nigeria - note - official - open-ended - overnight - overstay - parole - phonecard - prolong - pupillage - quantity - Relenza - rest - run - second - short - abbreviate

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Synonyms: span, stretch, spell, time, run, more...

Collocations: the duration of the [movie, show, play, program], the duration of the [course, workshop, program, class], the duration of the [journey, flight, trip], more...

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