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DURANT
Durant, Will Durant, William James Durant
(noun) United States historian (1885-1981)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Durant (plural Durants)
A surname.
Durant
An unincorporated community in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States.
A city in Cedar County, Muscatine County and Scott County, Iowa, United States.
A city in Holmes County, Mississippi, United States.
An unincorporated community in Polk County, Oklahoma, United States.
A city, the county seat of Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Durant is the 2889th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12428 individuals. Durant is most common among White (51.96%) and Black/African American (36.82%) individuals.
Anagrams
• truand, tundra
Etymology
Noun
durant
Alternative form of durance
(historical) A strong cloth in imitation of buff leather.
Anagrams
• truand, tundra
Source: Wiktionary
Dur"ant, n. Etym: [F. durant, p. pr. of durer to last. Cf. Durance.]
Definition: See Durance, 3.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
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