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dur
(do̅o̅r),USA pronunciation adj. [German.]
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026- Foreign Terms, Music and Dance(in music) written in a major key;
major.
-dur-, root.
- -dur- comes from Latin, where it has the meanings "hard;
strong;
lasting.'' These meanings are found in such words as: durable, duration, duress, during, endure.
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