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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAllungamento
Pronunciation / Transliteration: al.lun.ɡaˈmen.to
"L'allungamento dei giorni in primavera è un cambiamento gradito dopo l'inverno."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of making something longer in duration or extent.
"The lengthening of the days in spring is a welcome change after winter." - 2
A phonetic process in which a vowel or consonant is pronounced for a longer duration.
"In some dialects, the lengthening of vowels can change the meaning of words."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'lengthening' originates from the Old English 'lengthian', which means to make longer. The root 'length' comes from the Proto-Germanic '*langitho', reflecting a historical evolution from physical dimensions to abstract concepts of time and duration.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lengthening" is said worldwide
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Allongement
Transliteration: a.lɔ̃.ʒə.mɑ̃
"L'allongement des jours au printemps est un changement bienvenu après l'hiver."
Verlängerung
Transliteration: fɛʁˈlɛŋəʁʊŋ
"Die Verlängerung der Tage im Frühling ist eine willkommene Veränderung nach dem Winter."
Allungamento
Transliteration: al.lun.ɡaˈmen.to
"L'allungamento dei giorni in primavera è un cambiamento gradito dopo l'inverno."
Alargamiento
Transliteration: alaɾɣaˈmjento
"El alargamiento de los días en primavera es un cambio bienvenido después del invierno."
Alongamento
Transliteration: a.lõ.ɡaˈmẽ.tu
"O alongamento dos dias na primavera é uma mudança bem-vinda após o inverno."
लंबाई बढ़ाना
Transliteration: lambāī baṛhānā
"बसंत में दिनों की लंबाई बढ़ाना सर्दियों के बाद एक स्वागत योग्य परिवर्तन है।"
延长
Transliteration: yáncháng
"春天的日子延长是冬天之后一个受欢迎的变化。"
연장
Transliteration: yeonjang
"봄에 날이 길어지는 것은 겨울 이후 반가운 변화입니다."
延長
Transliteration: enchou
"春の昼間が延長されることは、冬の後の歓迎すべき変化です。"
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