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long
adjective
1. Being of relatively great duration. Used of a syllable in quantitative prosody.
2. Concerned with distant issues; far-reaching: took a long view of the geopolitical issues.
3. Extending beyond an average or standard: a long game.
4. Extending or landing beyond a given boundary, limit, or goal: Her first serve was long.
5. Extending or traveling a relatively great distance.
adverb
1. At a point of time distant from that referred to: That event took place long before we were born.
2. At or to a considerable distance; far: She walked long past the end of the trail.
3. Beyond a given boundary, limit, or goal: hit the return long.
4. During or for an extended period of time: The promotion was long due.
5. For or throughout a specified period: They talked all night long.
biographical name
1. Crawford Williamson 1815–1878 Am. surgeon.
2. Hu*ey Pierce 1893–1935 Am. polit.
3. Stephen Harriman 1784–1864 Am. army officer & explorer.
idiom
1. Before long Soon.
2. Long ago A time well before the present: heroes of long ago.
3. Long ago At a time or during a period well before the present: I read that book long ago.
4. Long in the tooth Growing old.
5. No longer Not now as formerly: He no longer smokes.
noun
1. A garment size for a tall person.
2. Linguistics A long syllable, vowel, or consonant.
3. One who acquires holdings in a security or commodity in expectation of a rise in price.
4. Trousers extending to the feet or ankles.
5. A long period of time.
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