Dictionary
longest
Meaning
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superlative form of long: most long
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlɒŋɡəst/
Etymology
long + -est
long
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- Having much distance in space from one end to the other.
- Having much distance in space from one end to the other.
- (informal) Having much distance in space from one end to the other.
- Having much distance in space from one end to the other.
- Travelling or extending too great a distance in space.
- Travelling or extending too great a distance in space.
- Having great duration.
- Seeming to last a lot of time, due to being boring, tedious, tiring, irksome, etc.
- Not short; tall.
- Possessing or owning stocks, bonds, commodities, or other financial instruments with the aim of benefiting from an expected rise in their value.
- Of a fielding position, close to the boundary (or closer to the boundary than the equivalent short position).
- Of betting odds, offering a very large return for a small wager.
- Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.
- (slang) In great supply; abundant.
- (slang) Clipping of taking a long time.
- (slang) stupid; annoying; bullshit
- (slang) serious; deadly.
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