perdurable

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The policeman stood there; he saw his face: it was not bad, not cruel; it was like the face of a statue, fixed, perdurable--a mere image of irresponsible and involuntary authority.

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  1. adjective Extremely durable; permanent.

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  • Most of them lasted just a few issues and all of them are ancient history, now, except for the perdurable Fantasy ; Science Fiction . —  Asimov'sSF,April-May2007
  • History has shown that approach not only worked, but spurred substantial, perdurable growth in key sectors of the American economy. —  RedState
  • They are the keyword put for perdurable agency furniture, including ergonomic office chairs. —  We Blog A Lot
  • The policeman stood there; he saw his face: it was not bad, not cruel; it was like the face of a statue, fixed, perdurable--a mere image of irresponsible and involuntary authority. —  A Hazard of New Fortunes — Complete
  • Mine were not made of such perdurable stuff. —  Andersonville
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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin perdūrābilis, from Latin perdūrāre, to endure : per-, per- + dūrāre, to last; see deuə- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English perdurable, from Old French perdurable, pardurable, French perdurable = Provencal Spanish perdurable = Portuguese perduravel = Italian perdurabile, from Middle Latin *perdurabilis, lasting, from Latin perdurare, last, hold out: see perdure.
 

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