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adj
comparative form of long: more long
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparative, form-of
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adv
comparative form of long: more long
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparative, form-of
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noun
One who longs or yearns for something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adverb
for more time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
a person with a strong desire for something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: thirster, yearner
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
History
From Middle English longer, longere, normalisation of Middle English lenger, lengere (“longer”), from Old English lengra (“longer”), from Proto-Germanic *langizô (“longer”), comparative of Proto-Germanic *langaz (“long”), equivalent to long + -er. Cognate with Saterland Frisian laanger (“longer”), West Frisian langer (“longer”), Dutch langer (“longer”), German länger (“longer”), Danish længere (“longer”), Swedish längre (“longer”), Icelandic lengri (“longer”).
Etymology tree English long Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English longer From long (“yearn”) + -er.
