English Dictionary

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.
Source : opted (90676)  - auto

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.
Source : opted (90677)  - auto

Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration; lingering; as, long hours of watching.
Source : opted (90678)  - auto

Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.
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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.
Source : opted (90680)  - auto

Far-reaching; extensive.
Source : opted (90681)  - auto

Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in utterance; -- said of vowels and syllables. See Short, a., 13, and Guide to Pronunciation, // 22, 30.
Source : opted (90682)  - auto

A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.
Source : opted (90683)  - auto

A long sound, syllable, or vowel.
Source : opted (90684)  - auto

The longest dimension; the greatest extent; -- in the phrase, the long and the short of it, that is, the sum and substance of it.
Source : opted (90685)  - auto