Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DU-RA-BIL'I-TY
DU-RA-BIL'I-TY, n. [See Durable.]
The power of lasting or continuing, in any given state, without perishing; as, the durability of cedar or oak timber; the durability of animal and vegetable life is very limited.
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