duration
/djʊˈreɪʃ(ə)n/
US pronunciation
American sound/djʊˈreɪʃ(ə)n/
djʊˈreɪʃən
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Stress
- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final -tion sounds like shun
djʊ - ˈreɪʃən -> duration
Myanmar meaning
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duration /dju'reÇʃn; US du-/ n [U]
သက်တမ်း။ ကြာမြင့်သည့် ကာလ။ အချိန်တာ။
of short/long/three years' duration ❍ for the duration of this government.
❏ for the duration [IDM ] (infml ) ပြီးဆုံးသည်အထိ။ ကာလတစ်လျှောက်လုံး။
The war means there are no flights out of the country, so I'm stuck here for the duration (ie until the war is over).
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period, length, extent, time, interval, continuance, continuation, continuity, endurance, event, perpetuation, persistence, prolongation, run, span, spell, stretch, term, tide
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