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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLongueur de mot
Pronunciation / Transliteration: lɔ̃ɡœʁ də mɔ
"La longueur de mot est importante dans la poésie."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The number of characters or syllables in a word.
"The word 'antidisestablishmentarianism' has a significant word length." - 2
A measure of the extent or duration of a word in written or spoken form.
"In poetry, word length can affect the rhythm and flow of the piece."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'word' originates from Old English 'word', which is derived from Proto-Germanic '*wurda', meaning 'speech' or 'talk'. 'Length' comes from Old English 'length', from Proto-Germanic '*langitho', referring to the measurement of extent. Over time, the combination has evolved to refer to the number of characters or syllables in a word.
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Longueur de mot
Transliteration: lɔ̃ɡœʁ də mɔ
"La longueur de mot est importante dans la poésie."
Wortlänge
Transliteration: vɔʁtˈlɛŋə
"Die Wortlänge beeinflusst den Rhythmus eines Gedichts."
Lunghezza della parola
Transliteration: lunɡˈɛttsa della paˈrɔla
"La lunghezza della parola è fondamentale nella scrittura."
Longitud de palabra
Transliteration: lonɡiˈtud de paˈlaβɾa
"La longitud de palabra afecta la métrica en la poesía."
Comprimento da palavra
Transliteration: kõpɾiˈmẽtu da paˈlavɾɐ
"O comprimento da palavra é importante na escrita."
शब्द की लंबाई
Transliteration: shabd ki lambai
"शब्द की लंबाई कविता में महत्वपूर्ण होती है।"
单词长度
Transliteration: dān cí cháng dù
"单词长度在诗歌中很重要。"
단어 길이
Transliteration: dan-eo giri
"단어 길이는 시에서 중요하다."
単語の長さ
Transliteration: tango no nagasa
"単語の長さは詩において重要です。"
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