per·du·ra·ble (p r-d r -bl, -dyr-)
adj.
Extremely durable; permanent.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin perd
 r bilis, from Latin perdrre, to endure : per-, per- + drre, to last; see deu- in Indo-European roots.]
per·du
 ra·bili·ty n.
per·du
ra·bly adv. |
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Isabella was interested in shoes in the cradle of civilization, which flustered Dad, who was more interested in the perdurable evidence of history.
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