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longs

The correct spelling is longs.

How to pronounce longs

noun

Say it like: Lon-gs

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

Usage Examples

Every uptick made the longs cheer.

She longed for him to come back.

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.

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