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long

/ˈlɔːŋ/
Meanings
  • adjective

    Having a great length or duration; extended in space or time.

    - "The long river stretches for miles."
    - "He is a long-time employee of the company."
  • adjective

    Being or representing a musical note of long duration.

    - "The singer held the long note for an impressive length of time."
    - "The symphony featured several long, drawn-out notes."
Pronunciation
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Antonyms

short , brief , short , low , shallow , short , instant , minute , moment , second , time , distance , way
Synonyms

extended , lengthy , prolonged , deep , extended , high , lengthy , tall , time , far , way , ache , yearn
Rhymes
Words rhyming with long
strange , range , change , arrange
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. long (English) : adjective: having great length or duration; extended in space or time.

  2. long (English) : noun: a musical note of long duration.

  3. long (English) : adjective: solitary; not accompanied by others.

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. long

  2. lone

Variants
List of all variants of long that leads to same result
long , long in the tooth , longer , longest , longness , longnesses , not long for , so long , longs , the long and short , the long and the short , longed , longers , longing , Crawford Long , Crawford Williamson Long , Long , Huey Long , Huey Pierce Long , Stephen Harriman Long , De Long , George Washington De Long
Forms
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longer, longest

Etymology
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Old English lāng, from lengian 'to stretch, extend'.

Trivia
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  1. The longest word in the English language, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, which means 'a lung disease caused by the inhalation of very fine silica particles'.

  2. The longest river in the world is the Nile River, which stretches over 4,135 miles.

Related Concepts
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  1. duration: The period of time a thing lasts or continues.

  2. length: The spatial extent or dimension of an object.

Culture
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Long has been used in various forms of art and literature to represent endurance, duration, and perseverance. In literature, long is often used to describe characters or situations that persist through difficult times, such as in the novel 'Gone with the Wind'. In music, long notes are used to create suspense and tension.

How to Memorize "long"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a long piece of string or a long river.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word with the feeling of something lasting a long time.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the acronym 'Lots Of Necessary Gathering' to remember the definition: Long is an adjective meaning 'having great length or duration'.

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