Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word The amount of time something lasts or continues
Duration
/djʊˈreɪʃən/Synonyms:
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Examples:
Bloomfield needed an additional secretary for the duration of his stay.
The course ran for the full duration of the semester.
Contract negotiations lasted for the agreed duration.
Etymology:
The word duration comes from the Latin duratio, meaning a lasting or continuance, which is derived from durare, meaning to last. This was adopted into Old French as durer before entering English in the late Middle Ages.
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