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adv
Lengthwise, in the longer direction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: manner
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Short for longways for as many as will (“type of dance”)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, attributive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
in the direction of the length
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: lengthways, lengthwise, longwise, longitudinally
Antonyms: none provided
noun
country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: longways dance
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: country-dance, country dancing, contredanse, contra danse, contradance
Narrower terms: Virginia reel, reel
History
From long + -ways.
