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Definition of During
1. prep. In the time of; as long as the action or existence of; as, during life; during the space of a year.
Definition of During
1. Proper noun. (rare) (surname) ¹
2. Preposition. For all of a given time interval. ¹
3. Preposition. At any time or period within a given time interval. ¹
4. Verb. (present participle of dure) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of During
1. throughout the duration of [prep]
Lexicographical Neighbors of During
Literary usage of During
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Two Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana (1897)
"sailing down the coast during the day and following night, ... that it is highly
dangerous to lie near the shore during the southeaster season; that is, ..."
2. The Literary History of the American Revolution, 1763-1783 by Moses Coit Tyler (1897)
"I.—Three stages of intellectual development during the Revolution, ... The note
of American literature during this period is its concern with the problems ..."