durance
pronunciation
How to pronounce durance in British English:
UK ['djʊərəns]
How to pronounce durance in American English:
US ['djʊrəns]
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- Noun:
- imprisonment (especially for a long time)
Word Origin
- durance (n.)
- late 15c., from Old French durance "duration," from durer "to endure," from Latin durare (see endure).
Example
- 1. Or put my tongue in durance for to die ?
- 2. If there is no love , no durance under the name of love should be granted .
- 3. " Being lois lane " featuring interviews with noel neill , margot kidder , dana delaney and erica durance .
- 4. Fancy and durance the love patterns in strange stories from a chinese studio viewed from the feminist .
- 5. If a person hasn 't formed the reading habit , he is in durance of his small world around him when taking time and space into account .