PERDURE

Per *dure ", v. i. Etym: [L. perdurare; per trough + durare to last. ]

perdure

per dure |pərˈd (y )o͝or pərˈdjʊr | ▶verb [ no obj. ] formal remain in existence throughout a substantial period of time; endure: bell music has perdured in Venice throughout five centuries. DERIVATIVES per dur ance |-ˈd (y )o͝orəns |noun ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Old French perdurer, from Latin perdurare ‘endure, ’ from per- ‘through ’ + durare ‘to last. ’

perdure

perdure |pəˈdjʊə | ▶verb [ no obj. ] formal, chiefly US remain in existence; endure. DERIVATIVES perdurance noun ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Old French perdurer, from Latin perdurare ‘endure ’, from per- ‘through ’ + durare ‘to last ’.

perdurer

perdurer v. intr. verbe intransitif littéraire Continuer longtemps. Note Technique Les verbes persister, se poursuivre, se prolonger suffisent à rendre l ’idée de quelque chose qui dure très longtemps; le verbe perdurer est vieilli ou très littéraire. aimer