Perdure is a verb meaning to continue to exist or to last. It comes from the Latin roots 'per-' (through) and 'durare' (to last).
Perdure es un verbo que significa continuar existiendo o perdurar. Proviene de las raíces latinas 'per-' (a través) y 'durare' (durar).
| Front | perdure \puhr-DOOR, -DYOOR\ |
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| Back | verb intr. To continue to exist; endure. [From Latin per- (through) + durare (to last), from durus (hard). Earliest documented use: 1475.] "The regime is gone; the images perdure." |
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