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Long

/ˈlɔːŋ/

A long vowel.

📖 Definitions of "Long"

noun
  1. 1

    A long vowel.

  2. 2

    A long syllable.

  3. 3

    A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.

  4. 4

    A long integer variable, twice the size of an int, two or four times the size of a short, and half of a long long.

verb
  1. 1

    To take a long position in.

adjective
  1. 1

    Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point (usually applies to horizontal dimensions; see Usage Notes below).

    "It's a long way from the Earth to the Moon."

  2. 2

    Having great duration.

    "The pyramids of Egypt have been around for a long time."

  3. 3

    Seemingly lasting a lot of time, because it is boring or tedious or tiring.

  4. 4

    Not short; tall.

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