during

Definitions


[ˈdjʊərɪŋ], (Adposition)

Definitions:
- throughout the course or duration of (a period of time)
(e.g: the restaurant is open during the day)


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Origin:
late Middle English: present participle of the obsolete verb dure ‘last, endure, extend’, via Old French from Latin durare ‘to last’ (see duration)




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