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A left tributary of the Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Imprisonment; forced confinement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
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noun
Duration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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noun
Endurance, durability.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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noun
imprisonment (especially for a long time)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: captivity, imprisonment, incarceration, immurement
History
Borrowed from French Durance.
From Old French durance, from durer (“to last”).
Across languages
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