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  durst Duryea, Charles Edgar  
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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
durum
 
SYLLABICATION:du·rum
PRONUNCIATION:  drm, dyr-, dûr-, dr-
NOUN: A hardy wheat (Triticum turgidum, formerly T. durum) used chiefly in making pasta.
ETYMOLOGY:From Latin drum, neuter of drus, hard. See deru- in Appendix I.
 
 
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  durst Duryea, Charles Edgar  
 
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