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  • 51long — 1. adj., n., & adv. adj. (longer; longest) 1 measuring much from end to end in space or time; not soon traversed or finished (a long line; a long journey; a long time ago). 2 (following a measurement) in length or duration (2 metres long; the… …

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  • 52long — I. adjective (longer; longest) Etymology: Middle English long, lang, from Old English; akin to Old High German lang long, Latin longus Date: before 12th century 1. a. extending for a considerable distance b. having greater length than usual < a&#8230; …

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  • 53long — long1 longly, adv. longness, n. /lawng, long/, adj. longer /lawng geuhr, long /, longest /lawng gist, long /, n., adv. adj. 1. having considerable linear extent in space: a long distance; a long handle. 2. having considerable duration in time: a&#8230; …

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  • 54long — age·long; be·long; be·long·ing·ness; cach·o·long; du·long; fur·long; ge·long; head·long·ness; hol·long; ka·long; long; long·ford; long·ful; long·ie; long·ies; long·ing; long·ing·ly; long·ing·ness; long·ish; long·ly; long·ness; long·schat;&#8230; …

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  • 55long*/*/*/ — [lɒŋ] adj I 1) lasting for a large amount of time Ant: short He has a long history of mental illness.[/ex] It s a long time since I saw Rachel.[/ex] 2) measuring a large amount from one end to the other Ant: short It s the longest tunnel in&#8230; …

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  • 56Long — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia&#160;: «&#160;Long&#160;», sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Long peut désigner&#160;: Sommaire …

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  • 57long — I [[t]lɔŋ, lɒŋ[/t]] adj. long•er [[t]ˈlɔŋ gər, ˈlɒŋ [/t]] long•est [[t]ˈlɔŋ gɪst, ˈlɒŋ [/t]] n. adv. 1) having considerable or greater than usual linear extent in space 2) having considerable or greater than usual duration in time 3) extending,&#8230; …

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  • 58long — I. /lɒŋ / (say long) adjective (longer /ˈlɒŋgə / (say longguh), longest /ˈlɒŋgəst / (say longguhst)) 1. having considerable or great extent from end to end; not short: a long distance. 2. having considerable or great extent in duration: a long&#8230; …

  • 59Long — In general English usage, long is the adjectival form of length. It may also refer to:In geography: * Long, People s Republic of China * Long Island, New York, United States * Long Lake, various lakesIn other fields: * Lóng, the Chinese dragon *&#8230; …

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  • 60long — One who has bought futures contracts or owns a cash commodity. Chicago Board of Trade glossary One who has purchased futures contracts or the cash commodity, but has not taken any action to offset his position. Also, purchasing a futures contract …

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