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perduration arch.|pɜːdjʊˈreɪʃən| [Noun of action f. L. perdūrāre to perdure: cf. late L. perdūrātio (Gloss. Cyril. in Quicherat), and obs. F. perduration.] The action of enduring indefinitely; continuous duration, continuance.
1508Fisher Penit. Ps. cii. Wks. (1876) 197 Almyghty god..hauynge euerlastynge perduracyon, without begynnynge, without ende. 1603Harsnet Pop. Impost. 116 To multiply the torments of helfire upon any Devil, unto immensity of weight and Infinity of Perduration. 1658Phillips, Perduration,..a lasting very long. 1825Blackw. Mag. XVIII. 286 Happily such perduration of good or ill can be inflicted only in a fairy tale. |