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duration
- /dʒʊˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ UK
- /djʊˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ UK
- /dəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ Canada, US
- /djəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ Canada, US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English duracioun, from late Old French duracion, from Medieval Latin dūrātiō.
noun durations
- An amount of time or a particular time interval. The duration of the flight will be about 2 hours 45 minutes.
- The time taken for the current situation to end, especially the current war. Rationing will last at least for the duration.
- 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: length, continuance, period, interval, timing, last, extent, amount, deadline, maximum, extension, protension, effectivity, lifespan, serviceable, term
Translations
Every language
noun amount of time
| Español | duración |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 기간 gigan, 지속 jisok |
| 日本語 | 期間 kikan, 存続 sonzoku |
| 中文 | 時間 /时间 shíjiān, 長短 /长短 chángduǎn, 為期 /为期 wéiqī, 期間 /期间 qījiān |
| Português | duração |
| Français | durée |
| Deutsch | Dauer |
| Italiano | durata |
| Ελληνικά | διάρκεια diárkeia |
| Română | durată |
| Русский | продолжи́тельность prodolžítelʹnostʹ, дли́тельность dlítelʹnostʹ |
| العربية | مُدَّة mudda |
| עברית | מֶשֶׁךְ méshekh |
Talk about this word "duration." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/duration. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. duration. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/duration "duration." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/duration.Cite this
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