Meaning of perdure | Babel Free
/pəˈd͡ʒʊə̯/Definitions
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To continue to exist, last or endure, especially for a great length of time. intransitive
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To exist in such a way as to possess distinct temporal parts (in perdurantism). intransitive
Examples
“Saying that a trait has an evolutionary history is to say something stronger than the fact that it has perdured across generations. Humans have probably believed that water is wet for a very long time, although this belief has no evolutionary history.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.