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livelong

[ liv-lawng, -long ]
/ ˈlɪvˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ /
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adjective
(of time) whole or entire, especially when tediously long, slow in passing, etc.: We picked apples the livelong day.
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Origin of livelong

1350–1400; alteration (by association with live1) of earlier leeve long,Middle English leve longe dear long. See lief, long1

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH livelong

lifelong, livelong

Words nearby livelong

live in sin, live it up, livelihood, live like a king, live load, livelong, lively, liven, Livenza, live oak, live on
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Words related to livelong

constant, continuing, deep-rooted, enduring, inveterate, long-lasting, permanent, persistent, for life, lifetime, long-lived, long-standing, old, perennial

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British Dictionary definitions for livelong

livelong
/ (ˈlɪvˌlɒŋ) /
adjective mainly poetic
(of time) long or seemingly long, esp in a tedious way (esp in the phrase all the livelong day)
whole; entire
noun
British another name for orpine
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