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dura¹

  • /ˈd(j)ʊə̯.ɹə/ Australia, UK
  • /ˈd(j)ɔː.ɹə/ Australia, UK, also
  • /ˈd(j)ʊɹ.ə/ Canada, US
  • /ˈd(j)ʉ(ː)ə̯.ɹə/ New Zealand
  • /ˈd(j)oː.ɹə/ New Zealand
  • /ˈd(j)ʉɾ.ə/ Scotland
  • /ˈɖ(j)ʊwɜ̯(ː)ɾa/ India
  • /ˈɖ(j)oːɾa/ India
  • /ˈɖ(j)uːɾ.a/ India

Rhymes with -ʊəɹə

Where it comes from

Ellipsis of dura mater.

noun durae

  1. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of dura mater

dura²

  • /ˈd(j)ʊə̯.ɹə/ Australia, UK
  • /ˈd(j)ɔː.ɹə/ Australia, UK, also
  • /ˈd(j)ʊɹ.ə/ Canada, US
  • /ˈd(j)ʉ(ː)ə̯.ɹə/ New Zealand
  • /ˈd(j)oː.ɹə/ New Zealand
  • /ˈd(j)ʉɾ.ə/ Scotland
  • /ˈɖ(j)ʊwɜ̯(ː)ɾa/ India
  • /ˈɖ(j)oːɾa/ India
  • /ˈɖ(j)uːɾ.a/ India

Rhymes with -ʊəɹə

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic ذُرَة (ḏura, “Indian millet”).

noun duras

  1. alternative, uncountable, usually Alternative form of durra Kafir makes better forage than the duras.

Dura³

proper noun Duras

  1. A surname.

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"dura." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dura. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

dura. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dura

Chicago

"dura." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dura.

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@misc{dura_2026,
  title = {dura},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dura},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}