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    long
    /lɒŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. measuring a great distance from end to end: "a long corridor" Similar lengthyof considerable lengthextendedprolongedOpposite short
    • 2. lasting or taking a great amount of time: "a long and distinguished career" Similar prolongedprotractedlengthyoverlongOpposite shortbrief

    noun

    • 1. a long period: "see you before long"
    • 2. a long sound such as a long signal in Morse code or a long vowel or syllable: "two longs and a short"

    adverb

    • 1. for a long time: "we hadn't known them long"
    • 2. (with reference to the ball in sport) at, to, or over a great distance: "the Cambridge side played the ball long"

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