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Definition of Perdure
1. v. i. To last or endure for a long time; to be perdurable or lasting.
Definition of Perdure
1. Verb. to endure; especially for a great length of time ¹
2. Verb. (philosophy) to exist in such a way as to possess distinct temporal parts (in perdurantism) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Perdure
1. to continue to exist [v -DURED, -DURING, -DURES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Perdure
Literary usage of Perdure
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dialect Notes by American Dialect Society (1896)
"NY c., n., w., O. n. perdure: endure, continue. "May you perdure faithful to the
end." (Methodist ministers. ..."
2. The Meaning of the Terms: 'existence' and 'reality' by Alvin Thalheimer (1920)
"We are face to face with two contradictory notions of what it is to be permanent
and real, "Real" is applied, now exclusively to those entities that perdure ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1900)
"Its species perdure, but progress and definition are evinced in the later fauna
by the introduction of many distinct types. The prevailing conception of the ..."
4. The Bookman (1903)
"... playwright has graciously supplied every effect with a cause, believing that
the human reason in a debased form may still perdure even in a playgoer. ..."
5. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"J. See CONTINUANCE. continue, с. г. 1. See EXTEND. 2. be (contextual), last,
endure, persist, remain, subsist, abide, stand, run, rest, perdure ..."
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