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Duration Pronunciation
Duration is pronounced DUU-RAY-shuhn, IPA /ˈdʊˈreɪʃən/.
DUU-RAY-shuhn
US /ˈdʊˈreɪʃən/ · UK /djɔːˈreɪʃən/
Syllables: DUU · RAY · shuhn (3 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: The length of time something lasts.
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Duration in a Sentence
- The duration of the course is eleven weeks.
- Rain is forecast for the duration of the weekend.
- Keep the receipt for the duration of the warranty.
Common Mispronunciations of Duration
Not DUU-ruh-shuhn
RAY is where the volume goes, and the opening beat is only a step up into it.
Not duu-RA-shuhn
The stressed vowel is the ay of day, so the middle beat is a full RAY and never the a of rat.
Tip: Durable, duration and endure all come from the Latin for lasting, and each puts its weight on a different beat.
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