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half-long

[haf-lawng, -long, hahf-]

adjective

Phonetics.
  1. (of a speech sound) of intermediate length; neither short nor fully long.



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And Southern California is home, after all, to one of the longest-running large-scale Halloween events in the county, the month and a half-long makeover of Knott’s Berry Farm into Knott’s Scary Farm, now in its 50th year.

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Julio Urías only recently returned from a month and a half-long absence with a hamstring strain.

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The mile and a half-long hike takes him about 35 minutes.

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The news brought an end to more than a year and a half-long fight that the beloved TV personality underwent while continuing to host the game show that he loved.

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“Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek died Sunday after a year-and-a half-long battle with pancreatic cancer.

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