adj
Meaning 1
long
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, outside-Northumbria
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Standard Lemma guide
lang
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈlæŋ/ without æ-raising
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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/ˈleɪ̯ŋ/ æ-raising
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/ˈlɛ̃ŋ/ æ-raising
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rhymes with -æŋ
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homophone: Lang
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homophone: Lange
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CMU ARPABET: L AE1 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A surname.
An English surname transferred from the nickname from Old English lang (“long”), a nickname for a tall person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 3
A surname.
A surname from German, a variant of Lange.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 4
A surname.
A surname from Dutch, a variant of de Lange.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 5
A surname.
A Manchu surname from Chinese, anglicized from Chinese 郎 (Láng), used as a translation of Manchu ᠨᡳᠣᡥᡠᡵᡠ (niohuru, “Niohuru”, literally “wolf”) for its homophony with 狼 (láng, “wolf”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 6
A placename
A settlement in New South Wales, Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 7
A placename
A town in Styria, Austria. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *lǫka (“meadow”), or perhaps of Celtic origin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 8
A placename
A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 9
A placename
A village in Gilan Province, Iran. From Persian لنگ (lang).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 10
A placename
A ghost town in Georgia, United States; named after postmaster Benjamin F. Lang.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 11
Abbreviation of language
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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History
Etymology
Inherited from Northern Middle English lang (“long”) (southern long).