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Definition
the time during which something continues
- The duration of each lesson was measured by the clock, which at last struck twelve.Chapter 5 (64% in)
- April advanced to May: a bright serene May it was; days of blue sky, placid sunshine, and soft western or southern gales filled up its duration.Chapter 9 (11% in)
- But joy soon effaced every other feeling; and loud as the wind blew, near and deep as the thunder crashed, fierce and frequent as the lightning gleamed, cataract-like as the rain fell during a storm of two hours' duration, I experienced no fear and little awe.Chapter 23 (98% in)
There are no more uses of "duration" in Jane Eyre.
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