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  1. dure(Verb)

    To last, continue, endure.

  2. Origin: From duren, from durer, from duro

Webster Dictionary

  1. Dure(adj)

    hard; harsh; severe; rough; toilsome

  2. Dure(adj)

    to last; to continue; to endure

  3. Origin: [L. durus; akin to Ir. & Gael. dur , stubborn, W. dir certain, sure, cf. Gr. force.]


  1. Dure

    The dure is a type of collective laboring operation within small farming communities of Korea. Farmers in a village work together on each other's farms, so that they can support each other as reducing the amount of work. In accordance with region, its function and composition differ, so dure has been variously called such as nongsa, nonggye, nongcheong, nongak, nonggi, mokcheong, gyaksa, dongne nonmegi, gilssam, dolgae gieum. It can also be a school name.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Dure

    dūr, v.i. (obs.) to endure, last, or continue.—adj. Dure′ful (Spens.), enduring, lasting. [Fr. durer—L. durāredurus, hard.]


  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of dure in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of dure in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

  1. Charles de LEUSSE:

    Death lasts only a moment, but you think about it every moment. (La mort ne dure qu'un instant, Mais on y pense chaque instant)

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