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Webster 1913 Edition

Lasting

Last′ing

,
Adj.
Existing or continuing a long while; enduring;
as, a
lasting
good or evil; a
lasting
color.
Syn. – Durable; permanent; undecaying; perpetual; unending.
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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.

Last′ing

,
Noun.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Lasting

L'ASTING

, ppr.
1.
Continuing in time; enduring; remaining.
2.
a. Durable; of long continuance; that may continue or endure; as a lasting good or evil; a lasting color.

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