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Native Script:हिंदी देवनागरी
Pronunciation / Transliteration: avadhi
"इस पाठ्यक्रम की अवधि तीन महीने है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The time during which something continues or lasts.
"The lecture had a duration of exactly one hundred and seventy-seven hours across multiple continuous modules." - 2
A continuing time; a continuous span.
"He remained in isolation for the entire duration of the experiment."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'duration' originates from the Latin 'duratio', meaning 'to last'. It evolved through Middle English, where it was adopted in the 14th century, reflecting the concept of time and continuity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Duration" is said worldwide
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durée
Transliteration: /dy.ʁe/
"La durée de ce projet est exceptionnellement longue."
Dauer
Transliteration: /ˈdaʊɐ/
"Die Dauer des Seminars beträgt mehrere Tage."
durata
Transliteration: /duˈra.ta/
"La durata del volo è di otto ore."
duración
Transliteration: /du.ɾaˈsjon/
"La duración de la película es de dos horas."
duração
Transliteration: /du.ɾaˈsãw/
"A duração da viagem depende do trânsito."
अवधि
Transliteration: avadhi
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"इस पाठ्यक्रम की अवधि तीन महीने है।"
持续时间
Transliteration: chíxù shíjiān
Script: 中文汉字
"这次会议的持续时间很长。"
기간
Transliteration: gigan
Script: 한국어 한글
"프로젝트의 기간은 일주일입니다."
期間
Transliteration: kikan
Script: 日本語
"その作業の期間は非常に長いです。"
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