duration

nounattested in dialogue

Canada//dəˈɹeɪ.ʃən//
Canada//djəˈɹeɪ.ʃən//
//dʒʊˈɹeɪ.ʃən//
//djʊˈɹeɪ.ʃən//

An amount of time or a particular time interval.

noun

1
An amount of time or a particular time interval.
The duration of the flight will be about 2 hours 45 minutes.
She was moaning for the entire duration of the advert break.
an intermission of 15 minutes' duration
To make matters worse, we pass through a torrential rainstorm, which makes window-gazing almost impossible, leaving me glad that the trip is less than 30 minutes duration.
2
The time taken for the current situation to end, especially the current war.
Rationing will last at least for the duration.
3
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.

Etymology

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

Forms

plural: durations

Duran · A commune in Gers department, Occitania, France.durant · A strong cloth in imitation of buff leather.Durant · A surname.

duration · An amount of time or a particular time interval.

during · For all of a given time interval; throughout; in; pending.During · A surname.dusk · Tending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black;…

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