Long

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·superl Far-reaching; extensive.

II. Long ·noun A long sound, syllable, or vowel.

III. Long ·adv Through the whole extent or duration.

IV. Long ·prep By means of; by the fault of; because of.

V. Long ·adv To a great extent in time; during a long time.

VI. Long ·adv To a great extent in apace; as, a long drawn out line.

VII. Long ·adj To Belong;

— used with to, unto, or for.

VIII. Long ·superl Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.

IX. Long ·noun A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.

X. Long ·adv Through an extent of time, more or less;

— only in question; as, how long will you be gone?.

XI. Long ·superl Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration; lingering; as, long hours of watching.

XII. Long ·noun The longest dimension; the greatest extent;

— in the phrase, the long and the short of it, that is, the sum and substance of it.

XIII. Long ·adj To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; to wish for something with eagerness;

— followed by an infinitive, or by after or for.

XIV. Long ·superl Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in utterance;

— said of vowels and syllables. ·see Short, ·adj, 13, and Guide to Pronunciation, // 22, 30.

XV. Long ·superl Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length; protracted; extended; as, a long line;

— opposed to short, and distinguished from broad or wide.

XVI. Long ·superl Extended to any specified measure; of a specified length; as, a span long; a yard long; a mile long, that is, extended to the measure of a mile, ·etc.

XVII. Long ·adv At a point of duration far distant, either prior or posterior; as, not long before; not long after; long before the foundation of Rome; long after the Conquest.

XVIII. Long ·superl Drawn out or extended in time; continued through a considerable tine, or to a great length; as, a long series of events; a long debate; a long drama; a long history; a long book.

XIX. Long ·add. ·adj Having a supply of stocks or goods; prepared for, or depending for a profit upon, advance in prices; as, long of cotton. Hence, the phrases: to be, or go, long of the market, to be on the long side of the market, to hold products or securities for a rise in price, ·esp. when bought on a margin.

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