Speakur

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duration

/dəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.14 in modern English

Syllables
du-ra-tion
IPA
/dəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An amount of time or a particular time interval.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The time taken for the current situation to end, especially the current war.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A measure of the sensitivity of the price of a financial asset to changes in interest rates, computed for a simple bond as a weighted average of the maturities of the interest and principal payments associated with it.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English duracioun, from late Old French duracion, from Medieval Latin dūrātiō.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: duracioun, duracion, dūrātiō

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /dəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

durations (plural)

Derived Forms

durational durationless durative

Phrases

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Synonyms

length continuance

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce duration?
The recorded pronunciation is /dəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/.
What does duration mean?
An amount of time or a particular time interval.
Where does duration come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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