Du-rā'tion, n.
n. [Pr. duracio, Sp. duracion, It. durazione. See DURE.]
Sense 1. The quality of during or enduring; durability; the power of continuance.
It was proposed that the duration of Parliament should be limited. Macaulay.
Sense 2. Continuance in time; indefinite perpetuation; prolonged existence; the portion of time during which any thing exists.
Soon shall have passed our own human duration. D. Webster.