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long

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4 characters
English (US)
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long

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Because it is a word with a single syllable, long is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions oflong

1noun
  • A long vowel.
  • A long syllable.
  • A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.
  • 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.
  • An entity with a long position in an asset.

    Example: "Every uptick made the longs cheer."

  • A long-term investment.
  • The long summer vacation at the English universities.
1verb
  • To take a long position in.
1adjective
  • 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).

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

  • Having great duration.

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

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

    Example: "I'm long in DuPont;  I have a long position in DuPont."

  • Of a fielding position, close to the boundary (or closer to the boundary than the equivalent short position).
  • (of a ball or a shot) Landing beyond the baseline, and therefore deemed to be out.

    Example: "That forehand is long."

  • Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.

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