Phrase guide

long i

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

the English vowel sound /aɪ/ in the words "fine" and "like", often conventionally written ⟨ī⟩. (The presence of a long vowel is often signaled in spelling by a silent e that follows it, as in the examples here, or by the fact that a subsequent consonant is single rather than doubled, as for example in siting versus sitting).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: short i

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noun

Meaning 2

a tall variant of the letter i, ⟨ꟾ⟩, used in all-capital Latin inscriptions and manuscripts in classical antiquity and the Early Middle Ages for a long vowel /iː/. (Other long vowels were marked with apices.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, epigraphy, geography, history, human-sciences, literature, media, natural-sciences, palaeography, paleogeography, paleography, paleontology, publishing, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: i longa

Antonyms: none provided

History

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