The meaning of Duration

noun

The state of remaining in existence or operation.

Usage examples:

His interests encouraged him to favour the continuance of war

noun

The action of carrying something on over time or the state of being carried on.

Usage examples:

The continuation of discussions about a permanent peace

noun

Something that is connected to something else, or the state of being continued

Usage examples:

[ c ] it’s really just a continuation of the same street but called by a different name.

noun

The area covered by something.

Usage examples:

An enclosure ten acres in extent

noun

The area, length, or size of something

Usage examples:

Approaching the airport, you could see the full extent of the island., to some extent it was my fau…

noun

The state of being filled to capacity.

Usage examples:

Scores of tins in different states of fullness

noun

The state of having or containing a lot of something

Usage examples:

The ad claims you can increase the fullness of your hair naturally., life today doesn’t have that f…

noun

The measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater of two or the greatest of three dimensions of an object.

Usage examples:

The delta is twenty kilometres in length

combining form

Reaching up to or down to the place specified.

Usage examples:

Knee-length

noun

The measurement of something from end to end or along its longest side, or a measurement of a particular part of something

Usage examples:

[ c ] a length of rope, [ u ] the boat is 20 feet in length., [ u ] the length of the poem was 30 l…

noun

A length or portion of time.

Usage examples:

He had long periods of depression

adjective

Belonging to or characteristic of a past historical time, especially in style or design.

Usage examples:

An attractive and beautifully modernized period house

noun

The continuation or preservation of a situation, idea, etc.

Usage examples:

We criticized the perpetuation of racial stereotypes

noun

The act of causing something to continue, especially something harmful, or the fact of something harmful continuing

Usage examples:

The lack of military action from other countries has contributed to the perpetuation of the civil w…

noun

Extension of the duration of something.

Usage examples:

The position is advertised for two years, but prolongation is possible

noun

The act of making something last a longer time

Usage examples:

More research is being done into the prolongation of life., neither side should welcome the feud's …

noun

The full extent of something from end to end; the amount of space that something covers.

Usage examples:

A warehouse with a clear span of 28 feet

verb

(of a bridge, arch, etc.) extend from side to side of.

Usage examples:

The stream was spanned by a narrow bridge

verb

Yoke (an animal).

Usage examples:

He spanned his donkeys to the cart

verb

Write or name the letters that form (a word) in correct sequence.

Usage examples:

Dolly spelled her name

noun

A form of words used as a magical charm or incantation.

Usage examples:

A spell is laid on the door to prevent entry

verb

Allow (someone) to rest briefly by taking their place in an activity.

Usage examples:

I got sleepy and needed her to spell me for a while at the wheel

verb

(of something soft or elastic) be made or be capable of being made longer or wider without tearing or breaking.

Usage examples:

My jumper stretched in the wash

noun

An act of stretching one's limbs or body.

Usage examples:

I got up and had a stretch

verb

To reach across a distance or become longer or wider, or to cause something to do this

Usage examples:

[ i ] rubber stretches when you pull it., [ t ] the banner was stretched across the street., [ m ] …

noun

A word or phrase used to describe a thing or to express a concept, especially in a particular kind of language or branch of study.

Usage examples:

The musical term ‘leitmotiv’

verb

Another term for terminus.

noun

A period of time during which something lasts

Usage examples:

Watson’s term as chairman expired last month., he served a prison term for robbery., this budget pl…

noun

The indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.

Usage examples:

Travel through space and time

verb

Plan, schedule, or arrange when (something) should happen or be done.

Usage examples:

The first track race is timed for 11.15

noun

The seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, years, etc., in which existence is measured, or the past, present, and future considered as a whole

Usage examples:

I really don’t have time to call her today., the children spent most of their time outdoors., we’d …