dur
Meaning
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- hard, tough (difficult to penetrate)
- hard (not soft)
- hard, tough (not easy, difficult)
- harsh (e.g. harsh conditions)
- harsh (of a penstroke)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dyʁ/
Etymology
Inherited from Old French, from Latin dūrus, from Proto-Indo-European *deru-, *drew- (“hard, fast”).
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