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noun
The property of being lengthy, longness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the consequence of being lengthened in duration
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: prolongation, continuation, protraction
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: duration, length
Narrower terms: fermata
noun
amount or degree or range to which something extends
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: extension, prolongation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: longness
Narrower terms: coextension
History
Etymology tree English lengthy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English lengthiness From lengthy + -ness.
