perdurable

adjective

per·du·ra·ble (ˌ)pər-ˈdu̇r-ə-bəl

-ˈdyu̇r-;

ˈpər-jə-rə-

: very durable

perdurability

(ˌ)pər-ˌdu̇r-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē

-ˌdyu̇r-;

ˌpər-jə-rə-

noun

perdurably

(ˌ)pər-ˈdu̇r-ə-blē

-ˈdyu̇r-;

ˈpər-jə-rə-

adverb

Examples of perdurable in a Sentence

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Paul Hoynes and Joe Noga kick off their month-long podcast series breaking down the 2022 Guardians 40-man roster with a look at the club’s perdurable MVP candidate. —

Joe Noga, cleveland, 1 Nov. 2021 On our turf, sharia principles contradict our culture — as evidenced by the Islamists’ perdurable resistance to assimilation (see, e.g., Europe’s parallel societies). —

Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 12 Aug. 2017

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, long-lasting, eternal, from Anglo-French pardurable, from Late Latin perdurabilis, from Latin perdurare to endure, from per- throughout + durare to last — more at during

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of perdurable was in the 14th century

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