lang
adjective
long.
lang
1 American
[lang]
/ læŋ /
adjective
Scot. and North England.
Lang
2
American
[lang]
/ læŋ /
noun
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Andrew, 1844–1912, Scottish poet, prose writer, and scholar.
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Cosmo Gordon 1864–1945, English clergyman: archbishop of Canterbury 1928–42.
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Fritz, 1890–1976, U.S. film director, born in Austria.
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Pearl, 1921–2009, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
lang.
3
American
abbreviation
Lang
1
British
/ læŋ /
noun
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Cosmo Gordon, 1st Baron Lang of Lambeth. 1864–1945, British churchman; archbishop of Canterbury (1928–42)
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Fritz. 1890–1976, Austrian film director, later in the US, most notable for his silent films, such as Metropolis (1926), M (1931), and The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1932)
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Jack ( John Thomas ). 1876–1975, controversial Labor premier of New South Wales from 1925–27 and from 1930–32, who introduced much social welfare legislation and was dismissed by the governor, Sir Philip Game, in 1932 for acting unconstitutionally
lang
2
British
/ læŋ /
adjective
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The artist Kara Walker spoke of art and activism. k.d. lang brought the house down singing “Hallelujah.”
From New York Times ● May 6, 2024
In English, auld lang syne roughly means “times long past.”
From National Geographic ● Dec. 27, 2023
“There’s this multitude of singers, from Gaga to Diana Krall to John Mayer,” lang said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
That led to an offer in 1994 to do an episode of “MTV Unplugged” with special guests Elvis Costello and k.d. lang.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 21, 2023
When the fiddle had stopped singing Laura called out softly, “What are days of auld lang syne, Pa?”
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
After participating in the 1980 NBC series “Games People Play,” in a segment titled “America’s Toughest Bouncer,” the muscle man was spotted by filmmaker Sylvester Stallone, who cast him as Clubber Lang in “Rocky III.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Grytz and Lang report that they are inventors named on pending patents covering lighting devices related to the research.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Our reporter Hannah Erin Lang went to Camp Kotok for a firsthand look.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Bob Lang, founder of the options-trading service Explosive Options, said an important nuance is that not every hyperscaler funds its capital expenditures with external financing.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
At midnight, I ding-dong while a house on McMann Avenue erupts with cheers and party horns and “Auld Lang Syne.”
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
Teutonic lang. to have expressed the idea of great, maximus, universal.
From The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson by Saemund Sigfusson
The Old N. lang. has two words for God, viz.
From The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson by Saemund Sigfusson
To Bedlem he bade--that we should gang: I am full feared--that we tarry too lang. 3rd Shepherd.
From "Everyman," with other interludes, including eight miracle plays by Ernest Rhys
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