Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: duration
IPA transcription: [d'ʊɹ'eɪʃən]
Pronunciations of duration
*0
*1
*2
*3
*4
*5
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: duration, continuance
    Meaning: the period of time during which something continues
  • Synonyms: duration, continuance
    Meaning: the property of enduring or continuing in time
  • Synonyms: duration, length
    Meaning: continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required"
Usage examples
  • Just so is it in duration.
  • Time to Duration is as Place to Expansion.
  • Nature and origin of the idea of Duration.
  • IDEAS OF DURATION AND EXPANSION, CONSIDERED TOGETHER.
  • Our Measure of Time applicable to Duration before Time.
  • The Idea of Duration applicable to Things whilst we sleep.
  • No two Parts of Duration can be certainly known to be equal.
  • "Poor fellow! his return to social life will have been but of short duration."
  • The rain had almost ceased, an intermission which would not be of long duration.
  • Duration, time, and eternity, are, not without reason, thought to have something very abstruse in their nature.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hurricane Dog (1950), License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Major depressive disorder, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Australian green tree frog, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Order of Canada, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording William the Conqueror, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Orion (spacecraft), License CC BY-SA 4.0