† diuˈturn, a. Obs.
[ad. L. diūturn-us of long duration, lasting, f. diū, diūt- long, for a long time. Cf. also obs. F. diuturne, It., Sp. diuturno.]
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| 1541 R. Copland Galyen's Terap. 2 E iv b, These vlceres here all are called Cacoethe, inueterate, and diuturnes. 1644 Digby Nat. Bodies ii. (1645) 136 Diseases and poysons by diuturne use, doe..temper to themselves those bodies, which are habituated to them. |