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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 lasting
 (a.)永久的,永恆的,持久的厚實斜紋織物

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Last·ing, a. Existing or continuing a long while; enduring; as, a lasting good or evil; a lasting color.
 Syn: -- Durable; permanent; undecaying; perpetual; unending.
 Usage: -- Lasting, Permanent, Durable. Lasting commonly means merely continuing in existence; permanent carries the idea of continuing in the same state, position, or course; durable means lasting in spite of agencies which tend to destroy.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Last, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Lasting.]
 1. To continue in time; to endure; to remain in existence.
    [I] proffered me to be slave in all that she me would ordain while my life lasted.   --Testament of Love.
 2. To endure use, or continue in existence, without impairment or exhaustion; as, this cloth lasts better than that; the fuel will last through the winter.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Last·ing, n.
 1. Continuance; endurance.
 2. A species of very durable woolen stuff, used for women's shoes; everlasting.
 3. The act or process of shaping on a last.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 lasting
      adj 1: continuing or enduring without marked change in status or
             condition or place; "permanent secretary to the
             president"; "permanent address"; "literature of
             permanent value" [syn: permanent] [ant: impermanent]
      2: existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a
         long-lasting friendship" [syn: durable, long-lasting,
         long-lived]
      3: retained; not shed; "persistent leaves remain attached past
         maturity"; "the persistent gills of fishes" [syn: persistent]
         [ant: caducous]
      4: lasting a long time without change; "a lasting relationship"
      5: lasting for an indefinitely long period of time [syn: everlasting,
          eternal, eonian, aeonian]