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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Durable \Du"ra*ble\, a. [L. durabilis fr durare to last: cf
F. durable. See {Dure}.]
Able to endure or continue in a particular condition;
lasting; not perishable or changeable; not wearing out or
decaying soon; enduring; as durable cloth; durable
happiness.
Riches and honor are with me yea, durable riches and
righteousness. --Prov. viii.
18.
An interest which from its object and grounds must be
so durable. --De Quincey.
Syn: Lasting; permanent; enduring; firm; stable; continuing;
constant; persistent. See {Lasting}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
durable
adj 1: existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a
long-lasting friendship" [syn: {lasting}, {long-lasting},
{long-lived}]
2: serviceable for a long time; "durable denim jeans" [syn: {long-wearing}]
3: very long lasting; "less durable rocks were gradually worn
away to form valleys"; "the perdurable granite of the
ancient Appalachian spine of the continent" [syn: {indestructible},
{perdurable}, {undistroyable}]
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