Webster's English Dictionary

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lasting

1. last.ing \'las-tin-le-\ aj : existing or continuing a long while : 
   ENDURING uring for so long as to seem fixed or established. LASTING implies 
   a capacity often surprising or unexpected to continue indefinitely {lasting 
   stain} PERMANENT adds usu. the implication of being designed or planned to 
   stand or continue indefinitely {permanent arrangement} DURABLE implies 
   power to resist destructive agencies; STABLE implies lastingness because of 
   resistance to being overturned or displaced - last.ing.ly av SYN syn 
   LASTING, PERMANENT, DURABLE, STABLE mean end 
2. lasting n [1lasting] archaic  1: long life  2: a sturdy cotton or 
   worsted cloth used esp. in shoes and luggage