dura

du·ra
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Australia, UK/ˈd(j)ʊə̯.ɹə/Australia, UK, also/ˈd(j)ɔː.ɹə/Canada, US/ˈd(j)ʊɹ.ə/New Zealand/ˈd(j)ʉ(ː)ə̯.ɹə/

proper noun

A surname.

Similar
dura mater
OriginArabic ذُرَة →
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Meanings

dura1

noundura (plural durae)

plural durae

  1. abbreviationellipsisanatomyEllipsis of dura mater.

dura2

noundura (usually uncountable, plural duras)

plural duras

  1. alternativeuncountableusuallyAlternative form of durra.

    Kafir makes better forage than the duras.

    1914, Omar Orlando Churchill, Forage and Silage Crops for Oklahoma, page 10

Dura3

proper nounDura (plural Duras)

plural Duras

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges

Similar
dura mater
Broader
meninxmeninges
Also see
dura-europosdura mater

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

dura · noun

Ellipsis of dura mater.

Full word history & related roots →

dura · noun

  1. Arabicذُرَة
  2. Arabicذُرَة
  3. Englishdura

Borrowed from Arabic ذُرَة (ḏura, “Indian millet”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with dura

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Anagrams

daurRudaAdururadDaruduar
Cite this entry
APA

dura. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dura

MLA

“dura.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dura. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dura,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dura.

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