perdurable
American
[per-door-uh-buhl, -dyoor-]
/ pərˈdʊər ə bəl, -ˈdyʊər- /
adjective
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very durable; permanent; imperishable.
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Theology. eternal; everlasting.
perdurable
British
/ pəˈdjʊərəbəl /
adjective
Other Word Forms
- perdurability noun
- perdurableness noun
- perdurably adverb
- unperdurable adjective
- unperdurably adverb
Etymology
Origin of perdurable
First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English word from Late Latin word perdūrābilis. See per-, dure 2, -able
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