durable
du·rable
adjective
1.
- “hopes for a durable peace”
- “a long-lasting friendship”
2.
3.
- “less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys”
- “the perdurable granite of the ancient Appalachian spine of the continent”
Origin
From Middle English durable, from Old French durable, from Latin dūrābilis (“lasting, permanent”), from dūrō (“harden, make hard”).
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