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perdure

per·dure [ pər dr ] (past and past participle per·dured, present participle per·dur·ing, 3rd person present singular per·dures)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
last long time: to last for a long time ( archaic )

[15th century. Via French< Latin perdurare "last through" < durare "to last"]
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