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dur·ing (do̵or′iŋ, dyo̵or′-, dʉr′-)

  1. throughout the entire time of; all through food was scarce during the war
  2. at some point in the entire time of; in the course of he left during the lecture

Etymology: ME duringe, prep., orig. prp. of duren, endure

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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