"durity" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Latin duritas, from durus (“hard”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|duritas}} Latin duritas Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} durity
  1. (obsolete) hardness; firmness Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-durity-en-noun-mJ5ZLUYs
  2. (obsolete) harshness; cruelty Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-durity-en-noun-7WPYv6EU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97
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