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long

The correct spelling is long.

How to pronounce long

/ˈlɔːŋ/
noun

IPA: /ˈlɔːŋ/

Say it like: Lon-g

The correct spelling is long. A long vowel. For example: "Every uptick made the longs cheer."

Usage Examples

Every uptick made the longs cheer.

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

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

Meanings

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.
  5. 5.An entity with a long position in an asset.

verb

  1. 1.To take a long position in.
  2. 2.To await, aspire, desire greatly (something to occur or to be true)
  3. 3.To be appropriate to, to pertain or belong to.
  4. 4.To belong.

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).
  2. 2.Having great duration.
  3. 3.Seemingly lasting a lot of time, because it is boring or tedious or tiring.
  4. 4.Not short; tall.
  5. 5.Possessing or owning stocks, bonds, commodities or other financial instruments with the aim of benefiting of the expected rise in their value.

adverb

  1. 1.Over a great distance in space.
  2. 2.For a particular duration.
  3. 3.For a long duration.

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