1. (Mus.) A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.
2. (Phonetics) A long sound, syllable, or vowel.
3. The longest dimension; the greatest extent; — in the phrase, the long and the short of it, that is, the
sum and substance of it. Addison.
Long
(Long), adv. [AS. lance.]
1. To a great extent in space; as, a long drawn out line.
2. To a great extent in time; during a long time.
They that tarry long at the wine.
Prov. xxiii. 30.
When the trumpet soundeth long.
Ex. xix. 13. 3. At a point of duration far distant, either prior or posterior; as, not long before; not long after; long
before the foundation of Rome; long after the Conquest.
4. Through the whole extent or duration.
The bird of dawning singeth all night long.
Shak. 5. Through an extent of time, more or less; - - only in question; as, how long will you be gone?
Long
(Long), prep. [Abbreviated fr. along. See 3d Along.] By means of; by the fault of; because of.
[Obs.] See Along of, under 3d Along.
Long
(Long), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Longed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Longing.] [AS. langian to increase, to
lengthen, to stretch out the mind after, to long, to crave, to belong to, fr. lang long. See Long, a.]
1. To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; to wish for something with eagerness; — followed by an
infinitive, or by after or for.
I long to see you.
Rom. i. 11.
I have longed after thy precepts.
Ps. cxix. 40.
I have longed for thy salvation.
Ps. cxix. 174.
Nicomedes, longing for herrings, was supplied with fresh ones . . . at a great distance from the sea.
Arbuthnot. 2. To belong; — used with to, unto, or for. [Obs.]
The labor which that longeth unto me.
Chaucer. Longan
(Lon"gan) n. (Bot.) A pulpy fruit related to the litchi, and produced by an evergreen East Indian
tree
Longanimity
(Lon`ga*nim"i*ty) n. [L. longanimitas; longus long + animus mind: cf. F. longanimité.] Disposition
to bear injuries patiently; forbearance; patience. Jer. Taylor.
Long-armed
(Long"-armed`) a. Having long arms; as, the long-armed ape or gibbon.
