Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The quality of being perdurable; prolonged durableness; everlastingness.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Archaic Durability; lastingness.

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  • noun The state of being perdurable.

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  • noun the property of being extremely durable

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Examples

  • For this reason, the authors warn that "innovative approaches for understanding the structure of Mexican Transnational Criminal Networks, their procedures, and more importantly, to what extent and perdurability they are reaching into the United States security agencies and institutions through corruption and co-optation, is essential in improving the U.S. capacity to face this serious challenge to its security agencies."

    José Fernando López: One-sided Death Toll José Fernando López 2012

  • (Some of Rosen's own prose owes much of its own perdurability to its essayistic qualities, that is, to its partisanship and unfairness: one example might be Rosen's dislike of Mahler.)

    Adoring Adorno Baumeister, Thomas 2003

  • It seems possible that one reason for the perdurability of these authors in treatments of this period is their use of the terms “Anglo-Saxon” and “race,” in the context of what the twentieth century has done to words like these.

    Interpretations of American History Gerald N. Grob 1967

  • It seems possible that one reason for the perdurability of these authors in treatments of this period is their use of the terms “Anglo-Saxon” and “race,” in the context of what the twentieth century has done to words like these.

    Interpretations of American History Gerald N. Grob 1967

  • But a closer look exposes an underlying conviction of perdurability.

    Capitalistic Musings Samuel Vaknin

  • Of the third, S. Bernard saith: Three things there be that make the death of saints precious, rest of travail, joy of novelty, surety of perdurability.

    The Golden Legend, vol. 6 1230-1298 1900

  • And the foundament of this temple was cast round by a sphere, that by this form the perdurability of their gods should be showed.

    The Golden Legend, vol. 6 1230-1298 1900

  • The anniversary is observed, that they come from the years of calamity and maleurty unto the years of perdurability.

    The Golden Legend, vol. 6 1230-1298 1900

  • His death is converted into perdurability of life, whereof it is said in the preface that, from whence that the death grew, from thence the life resourded, and the stench is turned into sweetness, Canticorum I.

    The Golden Legend, vol. 5 1230-1298 1900

  • And also she is said the filling of my God, for God hath filled and replenished her with the resplendour of truth, of sweet savour, and of the vigour of the Trinity, whereof S. Austin saith: She woke in the perdurability of God, she shone in the verity of God, and she enjoyed in the bounty of God.

    The Golden Legend, vol. 6 1230-1298 1900

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