The Latin word for long is
longus
Translations for long and their definitions
| longus | |
| 1. adj. (literally): | |
| 2. adj. (of space, in general) Far, long; extended, prolonged. | |
| 3. adj. (in particular) Remote, distant, far off. | |
| 4. adj. Great, vast, spacious. | |
| 5. adj. (transferred sense): | |
| 6. adj. (of time) Long, of long duration or continuance; tedious, laborious. | |
| 7. adj. (of speech or writing) Long-winded, lengthy. | |
| Longum iter per praecepta, breve per exempla. - (Education is) a long road by lessons, a short one by examples. |
| diu | |
| 1. adv. long, a long while, a while, for long, for a long time | |
| 2. adv. continually, all day | |
| 3. adv. long enough |
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