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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmot long
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /mo lɔ̃/
"Ce dictionnaire contient de nombreux mots longs."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A word consisting of a relatively large number of letters, syllables, or morphemes.
"Children often find it challenging to pronounce a long word correctly on their first try." - 2
In technical linguistic contexts, a lexical item characterized by complex morphological compounding or derivation.
"Polysynthetic languages are famous for constructing a single long word that conveys an entire English sentence."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'lang' (meaning spanning a great distance or duration) combined with 'word' from Proto-Germanic '*wurdą' (speech, utterance). The compounding of these elements dates back to the early medieval period to describe linguistic units consisting of many letters or syllables.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Long word" is said worldwide
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mot long
Transliteration: /mo lɔ̃/
"Ce dictionnaire contient de nombreux mots longs."
langes Wort
Transliteration: /ˈlaŋəs vɔʁt/
"Die deutsche Sprache ist bekannt für manches lange Wort."
parola lunga
Transliteration: /paˈrɔ.la ˈlun.ɡa/
"Imparare una parola lunga richiede tempo ed esercizio."
palabra larga
Transliteration: /paˈla.βɾa ˈlaɾ.ɣa/
"Estornudo es una palabra relativamente larga, pero hay otras peores."
palavra longa
Transliteration: /paˈla.vɾɐ ˈlõ.ɡɐ/
"A criança soletrou a palavra longa sem errar nenhuma letra."
लंबा शब्द
Transliteration: lamba shabd
"यह एक बहुत लंबा शब्द है।"
长词
Transliteration: cháng cí
"这个长词很难拼写。"
긴 단어
Transliteration: gin daneo
"그는 너무 긴 단어를 사용하여 말했습니다."
長い単語
Transliteration: nagai tango
"この長い単語の発音を教えてください。"
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