duration C1 Topic:Time US /dʒʊˈɹeɪʃn̩/ See IPA manual Freq #11553 Meanings 1 noun The length of time that something lasts or continues. The duration of the flight will be about three hours. 2 noun The whole period of a particular event or situation. You must keep your seatbelt fastened for the duration of the journey. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the length of time that... lengthcontinuance Word family Forms durations Derived forms durationaldurationlessdurative Related forms in Common collocations short duration Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English duracioun, from late Old French duracion, from Medieval Latin dūrātiō. duracioun Middle English duracion Old French dūrātiō la-med View etymology graph -> Topics Time Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # duration **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /dʒʊˈɹeɪʃn̩/ **Frequency rank:** 11553 ## Meanings 1. The length of time that something lasts or continues. 2. The whole period of a particular event or situation. ## Examples - The duration of the flight will be about three hours. - You must keep your seatbelt fastened for the duration of the journey. ## Derived Forms - durational - durationless - durative ## Related Forms - in ## Roots and Affixes - Root: duracioun - Root: duracion - Root: dūrātiō ## Etymology From Middle English duracioun, from late Old French duracion, from Medieval Latin dūrātiō. ## AI Etymology Duration is from Middle English duracioun, from late Old French duracion, from Medieval Latin dūrātiō. In present-day use, it can mean the length of time that something lasts or continues, or the whole period of a particular event or situation. Derived formations include durational, durationless, and durative. ## Topics - Time - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown