English Explanatory Dictionary

longue durée

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A long period of time during which social processes develop or social structures evolve.
  2. An approach to the study of history over such long periods.
  3. The long term; a relatively long period of time.

Word forms

longue durée

Etymology

Borrowed from French longue durée (“long duration”). Attested since the 1960s.

Translations

Danish: lange linjer Finnish: pitkän keston historia French: longue durée French: temps long Polish: długie trwanie
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