duration
Other forms: durations
Duration is how long something lasts, from beginning to end. A duration might be long, such as the duration of a lecture series, or short, as the duration of a party.
The noun duration has come to mean the length of time one thing takes to be completed. The duration of something might be known or not — in past times, the unknown length of time the current war would last was called "the duration. "Musical notes, such as whole notes, half notes, and quarter notes, have different set durations, or lengths of time for which they are held. These varying durations, when put together, create the rhythm of the music.
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the period of time during which something continuessynonyms: continuancetypes:clockingthe time taken to traverse a measured courselongueura period of dullness or boredom (especially in a work of literature or performing art)residence timethe period of time spent in a particular placespanthe complete duration of somethingtime scalean arrangement of events used as a measure of durationrulethe duration of a monarch's or government's powerattention spanthe length of time you can concentrate on some idea or activityextended time scale, slow time scale(simulation) the time scale used in data processing when the time-scale factor is greater than onefast time scale(simulation) the time scale used in data processing when the time-scale factor is less than oneregencythe period of time during which a regent governstype of:
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the property of enduring or continuing in timesynonyms: continuancetype of:timethe continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
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continuance in time“the ceremony was of short duration”synonyms: lengthtypes:longnessduration as an extensioncontinuation, lengthiness, prolongation, protractionthe consequence of being lengthened in durationendlessnessthe property of being (or seeming to be) without endshortnessthe property of being of short temporal extentfermata(music) a pause or hold on a note or rest, with the length determined by the performer or conductorceaselessness, continuousness, incessancy, incessantnessthe quality of something that continues without end or interruptiondurability, enduringness, lastingness, strengthpermanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or forceperdurabilitythe property of being extremely durabletemporarinessthe property of lasting only a short timetransience, transiency, transitorinessan impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dyingmortalitythe quality or state of being mortalimmortalitythe quality or state of being immortalcurtailmentthe temporal property of being cut shortbriefnessthe temporal property of being very shorttype of:temporal propertya property relating to time
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Vocabulary lists containing duration
Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address was delivered on March 4th, 1865 during the fourth year of the Civil War. The overall tone shows weariness with the ongoing conflict, while also reaffirming a faith in God's will. The address ends with the hope that reconciliation and reconstruction will soon heal the nation's wounds. Read the full text here.
The title character of this novel is a china rabbit that travels through many hands. Learn the words that award-winning author Kate DiCamillo used to bring Edward Tulane to life.
Word Generation Weekly, a multidisciplinary program for teachers to implement in their classrooms, combines vocabulary with discussion and debate of various dilemmas. Here are links to the word lists for Word Generation Weekly: Series 1, Series 2, Series 3.