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Longness

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Duration 76% connected

The state or quality of lasting; continuance in time; the portion of time during which anything exists.

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Length 76% connected

The longest, or longer, dimension of any object, in distinction from breadth or width; extent of anything from end to end; the longest line which can…

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Elongation 76% connected

The act of lengthening, or the state of being lengthened; protraction; extension.

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Extension 76% connected

The act of extending or the state of being extended; a stretching out; enlargement in breadth or continuation of length; increase; augmentation; expa…

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Lengthiness 76% connected

The state or quality of being lengthy; prolixity.

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Longevity 76% connected

Long duration of life; length of life.

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Prolongation 76% connected

The act of lengthening in space or in time; extension; protraction.

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Long 74% connected

Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length; protracted; extended; as, a long line; -- opposed to short, and distinguished from broad or wide.

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Long 74% connected

Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length; protracted; extended; as, a long line; -- opposed to short, and distinguished from broad or wide.

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Shortness 94% connected

The quality or state of being short; want of reach or extension; brevity; deficiency; as, the shortness of a journey; the shortness of the days in wi…

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Shortness 94% connected

The quality or state of being short; want of reach or extension; brevity; deficiency; as, the shortness of a journey; the shortness of the days in wi…

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