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diuturnal

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore D words

lasting a long time, of long duration

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Diuturnal in a sentence

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His diuturnal patience eventually wore down even the most stubborn opponents.

Synonyms
long-lastingenduringprotracted
Antonyms
brieffleetingshort-lived

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Verbal · Text Completion

The historian argued that the empire's collapse was not blank but the predictable outcome of decades of fiscal mismanagement that contemporaries had simply refused to acknowledge.

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Diuturnal (adjective) means lasting a long time, of long duration
Here is diuturnal used in an example sentence: "His diuturnal patience eventually wore down even the most stubborn opponents."
Common synonyms for diuturnal include long-lasting, enduring, protracted.
Antonyms of diuturnal include brief, fleeting, short-lived.
Diuturnal is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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