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dure¹

  • /djʊə/ UK
  • /dʒʊə/ UK

Rhymes with -ʊə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English duren (“to last”), from Old French durer, from Latin dūrō, dūrāre. Related to Dutch duren (“to last, dure”), German dauern (“to last, dure”). Doublet of endure.

verb dures · during · dured

  1. archaic, intransitive To last, continue, endure. Soo on a tyme he told kynge Arthur that he sholde not dure longe […]

dure²

Where it comes from

From Latin dūrus. Doublet of dour.

adjective more dure · most dure

  1. archaic hard; harsh; severe; rough The winter is severe, and life is dure and rude.

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verb to last, continue, endure

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

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{dure_2026,
  title = {dure},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dure},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}