Definition of during

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During (prep.) In the time of; as long as the action or existence of; as, during life; during the space of a year..

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Catechumenate :: Catechumenate (n.) The state or condition of a catechumen or the time during which one is a catechumen.
Cephalometer :: Cephalometer (n.) An instrument measuring the dimensions of the head of a fetus during delivery.
Heliostat :: Heliostat (n.) An instrument consisting of a mirror moved by clockwork, by which a sunbeam is made apparently stationary, by being steadily directed to one spot during the whole of its diurnal period; also, a geodetic heliotrope..
When :: When (adv.) At what time; at, during, or after the time that; at or just after, the moment that; -- used relatively..
Voluntary :: Voluntary (n.) A piece played by a musician, often extemporarily, according to his fancy; specifically, an organ solo played before, during, or after divine service..
Etesian :: Etesian (a.) Periodical; annual; -- applied to winds which annually blow from the north over the Mediterranean, esp. the eastern part, for an irregular period during July and August..
Life :: Life (n.) The state of being which begins with generation, birth, or germination, and ends with death; also, the time during which this state continues; that state of an animal or plant in which all or any of its organs are capable of performing all or any of their functions; -- used of all animal and vegetable organisms..
Substantive :: Substantive (a.) Enduring; solid; firm; substantial.
Origin :: Origin (n.) The point of attachment or end of a muscle which is fixed during contraction; -- in contradistinction to insertion.
Prytany :: Prytany (n.) The period during which the presidency of the senate belonged to the prytanes of the section.
Long :: Long (adv.) To a great extent in time; during a long time.
Winter :: Winter (v. i.) To keep, feed or manage, during the winter; as, to winter young cattle on straw..
Diurnal :: Diurnal (a.) Opening during the day, and closing at night; -- said of flowers or leaves..
Nilometer :: Nilometer (n.) An instrument for measuring the rise of water in the Nile during its periodical flood.
Sitting :: Sitting (n.) The time during which one sits while doing something, as reading a book, playing a game, etc..
Arterialization :: Arterialization (n.) The process of converting venous blood into arterial blood during its passage through the lungs, oxygen being absorbed and carbonic acid evolved; -- called also aeration and hematosis..
Reign :: Reign (n.) The time during which a king, queen, or emperor possesses the supreme authority; as, it happened in the reign of Elizabeth..
Superoxide :: Superordination (n.) The ordination of a person to fill a station already occupied; especially, the ordination by an ecclesiastical official, during his lifetime, of his successor..
Enduring :: Enduring (a.) Lasting; durable; long-suffering; as, an enduring disposition..
Chiliasm :: Chiliasm (n.) The doctrine of the personal reign of Christ on earth during the millennium.
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