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Definitions

durance

[door-uhns, dyoor-] / ˈdʊər əns, ˈdjʊər- /

NOUN

captivity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bondage confinement custody imprisonment incarceration slavery

STRONG

committal constraint duress enslavement enthrallment entombment impoundment internment jail limbo restraint serfdom servitude subjection thralldom vassalage

Antonyms

STRONGEST

freedom liberation liberty

WEAK

independence license

NOUN

imprisonment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

captivity confinement custody incarceration isolation

STRONG

bondage duress quarantine remand restraint thraldom thralldom

WEAK

immuration

Antonyms

STRONGEST

freedom liberation liberty

WEAK

discharge liberating release

Example Sentences

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Although furfuraldehyde is the natural decomposition product of pentosans, furfuryl alcohol is the main furane body of coffee aroma.

From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)