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diuturnity

diuturnity noun: long duration; lastingness.

Noun

diuturnity (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) Long duration; lastingness.
    • What Prince can promise such diuturnity unto his Reliques […] Diuturnity is a dream and folly of expectation1658, Sir Thomas Browne, Urne Buriall, Anchor, published 1967, pages 279, 282

Origin of diuturnity

From Latin diuturnitatem.

Questions about diuturnity

What does diuturnity mean?
Diuturnity means long duration; lastingness.
What part of speech is diuturnity?
Diuturnity is a noun.

Words near diuturnity in the dictionary

  1. diuronate
  2. diuronates
  3. Diuturna
  4. diuturnal
  5. diuturnally
  6. diuturnity
  7. Diuwe
  8. div
  9. div.
  10. DIV1
  11. diva

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