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Pronunciation / Transliteration: marugoto no
"彼は丸一日中働いた。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Whole, entire, or complete; used to emphasize the continuous and tedious duration of a period of time, especially a day.
"She sat by the window, staring out into the rain the livelong day."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, originating as a corruption of 'lief-long', where 'lief' meant dear or beloved, thus denoting something cherished or entire. Over centuries, 'lief' was popularly assimilated to 'live', shifting the semantic focus to the full duration of life or a day. It is now almost exclusively used in fixed poetic or emphatic expressions like 'the livelong day'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Livelong" is said worldwide
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entier
Transliteration: /ɑ̃.tje/
"Il a pleut pendant la journée entière."
lang
Transliteration: /laŋ/
"Sie arbeitete den ganzen Tag lang."
intero
Transliteration: /inˈtɛ.ro/
"Ha lavorato per l'intero giorno."
entero
Transliteration: /enˈte.ɾo/
"Se quedó trabajando durante el día entero."
inteiro
Transliteration: /ĩˈtej.ru/
"Ele passou o dia inteiro estudando."
पूरा
Transliteration: poora
"वह पूरे दिन काम करता रहा।"
整个的
Transliteration: zhěng gè de
"他整整一天都在工作。"
온
Transliteration: on
"그는 온종일 책을 읽었다."
丸ごとの
Transliteration: marugoto no
"彼は丸一日中働いた。"
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