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| aeonian |
lasting forever; eternal. |
| agelong |
lasting for an age or ages. |
| bender |
(slang) an extended period of drinking or drug use, usu. lasting two or more days. [1/2 definitions] |
| bicentennial |
lasting two hundred years. [1/4 definitions] |
| biennial |
lasting two years. [1/5 definitions] |
| biyearly |
happening every two years or lasting two years; biennial. [1/2 definitions] |
| blizzard |
in meteorology, a violent snowstorm characterized by high winds of no less than 35 miles (56 kilometers) per hour and lasting three hours or more. A blizzard results in extremely reduced visibility. [1/2 definitions] |
| capture |
to put into a lasting form; preserve. [1/3 definitions] |
| chukker |
in polo, a period of play lasting seven and one-half minutes. |
| curse |
an expression of a desire that someone or something might suffer lasting misfortune, or, in tales of magic, a spell that brings lasting misfortune. [2/9 definitions] |
| dawn |
the first appearance or beginning of something long-lasting. [1/5 definitions] |
| daylight-saving time |
standard time that has been advanced by one hour in a given time zone, usu. in the spring and lasting into the fall, in order to provide one more hour of daylight at the end of each day. |
| daylong |
lasting the entire day. |
| decennial |
lasting for ten years. [1/3 definitions] |
| dieldrin |
a highly poisonous, long-lasting insecticide. |
| DST |
abbreviation of "daylight saving time," standard time that has been advanced by one hour in a given time zone, usu. in the spring and lasting into the fall, in order to provide one more hour of daylight at the end of each day. |
| dull |
lasting a long time but not felt in a sharp way. [1/4 definitions] |
| durable |
not easily broken or worn out; lasting; sturdy. |
| dynasty |
a succession, lasting several generations, of rulers from the same family or group. [1/2 definitions] |
| endurance |
the capacity to last or persevere, or the condition or fact of lasting or persevering. [1/2 definitions] |
| enduring |
long-lasting, permanent, chronic, or persistent. [1/2 definitions] |
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