adj. Extremely durable; permanent. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin perdūrābilis, from Latin perdūrāre, to endure : per-, per- + dūrāre, to last; see deuə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] per·du′ra·bili·ty n. per·dura·bly adv. |
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