how to pronounce durance

/ˈdʒʊəɹəns/

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durance is pronounced in three syllables

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dʒʊəɹəns

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An example use of durance in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… Martin Durance came across two bodies …”

meanings of durance

noun:

  1. Endurance.
  2. Duration.
  3. Imprisonment; forced confinement.

durance frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word durance occurs in english on average 1.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics durance can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that durance can be often used in the following areas:

1) people, society, and culture;

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