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DURANCE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does durance mean?
• DURANCE (noun)
The noun DURANCE has 1 sense:
1. imprisonment (especially for a long time)
Familiarity information: DURANCE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Imprisonment (especially for a long time)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("durance" is a kind of...):
captivity; immurement; imprisonment; incarceration (the state of being imprisoned)
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