Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perdure

/pɚˈdʊɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: per-dure
IPA: /pɚˈdʊɹ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To continue to exist, last or endure, especially for a great length of time.

Intransitive verb

verb

To exist in such a way as to possess distinct temporal parts (in perdurantism).

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"Saying that a trait has an evolutionary history is to say something stronger than the fact that it has perdured across generations. Humans have probably believed that water is wet for a very long time, although this belief has no evolutionary history."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɚˈdʊɹ/
British English: /pəˈd͡ʒʊə̯/

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

perdures (present, singular) perduring (participle, present) perdured (participle, past) perdured (past)

Derived Forms

perdurability perduringly

Questions

How do you pronounce perdure?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɚˈdʊɹ/.
What does perdure mean?: To continue to exist, last or endure, especially for a great length of time.

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