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English Dictionary: lasting	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lasting adj continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place; "permanent secretary to the president"; "permanent address"; "literature of permanent value" Synonym(s): permanent, lasting Antonym(s): impermanent, temporary existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship" Synonym(s): durable, lasting, long- lasting, long-lived retained; not shed; "persistent leaves remain attached past maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes" Synonym(s): persistent, lasting Antonym(s): caducous, shed lasting a long time without change; "a lasting relationship"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lasting \Last"ing\, a. Existing or continuing a long while; enduring; as, a lasting good or evil; a lasting color. Syn: Durable; permanent; undecaying; perpetual; unending. Usage: {Lasting}, {Permanent}, {Durable}. Lasting commonly means merely continuing in existence; permanent carries the idea of continuing in the same state, position, or course; durable means lasting in spite of agencies which tend to destroy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lasting \Last"ing\, n. 1. Continuance; endurance. --Locke. 2. A species of very durable woolen stuff, used for women's shoes; everlasting. 3. The act or process of shaping on a last.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lasting \Last"ing\, adv. In a lasting manner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Last \Last\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lasting}.] [OE. lasten, As. l[91]stan to perform, execute, follow, last, continue, fr. l[be]st, l[?]st, trace, footstep, course; akin to G. leisten to perform, Goth. laistjan to follow. See {Last} mold of the foot.] 1. To continue in time; to endure; to remain in existence. [I] proffered me to be slave in all that she me would ordain while my life lasted. --Testament of Love. 2. To endure use, or continue in existence, without impairment or exhaustion; as, this cloth lasts better than that; the fuel will last through the winter.