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What (who) is Long - definition

LEGENDARY CREATURE IN CHINESE MYTHOLOGY

Chinese Dragon; The Chinese Dragon; Asian dragon; Chinese dragons; Chinese Dragons; LOONG; Loong; Lóng; Eastern Dragon; East Asian dragon; 🐉; 🐲; Imperial dragons; Imperial dragon; Dragons in Chinese mythology

long

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Long (disambiguation); Longest

I. a.

1.

Lengthy, drawn out.

2.

Protracted, prolonged, lengthy.

3.

Extended, in extent.

4.

Long-winded, spun out, long-spun, tedious, prolix, diffuse.

5.

Lingering, longing.

6.

Far-seeing, far-reaching, extensive.

7.

Slow, dilatory, slack, lingering, tardy.

II. ad.

1.

To a great extent.

2.

A long time, for a long time.

3.

Throughout, all along.

Long

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Long (disambiguation); Longest

·superl Far-reaching; extensive.

II. Long ·noun A long sound, syllable, or vowel.

III. Long ·adv Through the whole extent or duration.

IV. Long ·prep By means of; by the fault of; because of.

V. Long ·adv To a great extent in time; during a long time.

VI. Long ·adv To a great extent in apace; as, a long drawn out line.

VII. Long ·adj To Belong;

- used with to, unto, or for.

VIII. Long ·superl Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in time; far away.

IX. Long ·noun A note formerly used in music, one half the length of a large, twice that of a breve.

X. Long ·adv Through an extent of time, more or less;

- only in question; as, how long will you be gone?.

XI. Long ·superl Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration; lingering; as, long hours of watching.

XII. Long ·noun The longest dimension; the greatest extent;

- in the phrase, the long and the short of it, that is, the sum and substance of it.

XIII. Long ·adj To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; to wish for something with eagerness;

- followed by an infinitive, or by after or for.

XIV. Long ·superl Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in utterance;

- said of vowels and syllables. ·see Short, ·adj, 13, and Guide to Pronunciation, // 22, 30.

XV. Long ·superl 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.

XVI. Long ·superl Extended to any specified measure; of a specified length; as, a span long; a yard long; a mile long, that is, extended to the measure of a mile, ·etc.

XVII. Long ·adv At a point of duration far distant, either prior or posterior; as, not long before; not long after; long before the foundation of Rome; long after the Conquest.

XVIII. Long ·superl Drawn out or extended in time; continued through a considerable tine, or to a great length; as, a long series of events; a long debate; a long drama; a long history; a long book.

XIX. Long ·add. ·adj Having a supply of stocks or goods; prepared for, or depending for a profit upon, advance in prices; as, long of cotton. Hence, the phrases: to be, or go, long of the market, to be on the long side of the market, to hold products or securities for a rise in price, ·esp. when bought on a margin.

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Long (disambiguation); Longest

long¹

¦ adjective (longer, longest)

1. of a great distance or duration.

of a specified distance or duration.

(of a ball in sport) travelling a great distance, or further than expected.

2. relatively great in extent.

having a specified extent.

3. Phonetics (of a vowel) categorized as long with regard to quality and length (e.g. in standard British English the vowel u: in food).

Prosody (of a vowel or syllable) having the greater of the two recognized durations.

4. (of odds or a chance) reflecting or representing a low level of probability.

5. Finance (of shares or other assets) bought in advance, with the expectation of a rise in price.

(of a security) maturing at a distant date.

6. (of a drink) large, refreshing, and containing little or no alcohol.

7. (long on) informal well supplied with.

¦ noun

1. a long time.

2. a long sound, vowel, or syllable.

3. (longs) Finance long securities or assets.

¦ adverb (longer; longest)

1. for a long time.

at a distant time: long ago.

throughout a specified period of time: all day long.

2. (with reference to the ball in sport) at, to, or over a great distance.

Phrases

as (or so) long as

1. during the whole time that.

2. provided that.

be long take a long time.

in the long run (or term) eventually.

the long and the short of it all that can or need be said.

long in the tooth rather old. [orig. said of horses, from the recession of the gums with age.]

Derivatives

longish adjective

Origin

OE lang, long (adjective), lange, longe (adverb), of Gmc origin.

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long²

¦ verb (long for/to do) have a strong wish for or to do.

Origin

OE langian 'grow long', also 'yearn', of Gmc origin.

Wikipedia

Chinese dragon

The Chinese dragon, also known as the loong, long or lung (Chinese: 龍 / 龙), is a legendary creature in Chinese mythology, Chinese folklore, and Chinese culture at large. Chinese dragons have many animal-like forms such as turtles and fish, but are most commonly depicted as snake-like with four legs. Academicians have identified four reliable theories on the origin of the Chinese dragon: snakes, Chinese alligators, thunder and nature worship. They traditionally symbolize potent and auspicious powers, particularly control over water, rainfall, typhoons, and floods. The dragon is also a symbol of power, strength, and good luck for people who are worthy of it in East Asian culture. During the days of Imperial China, the Emperor of China usually used the dragon as a symbol of his imperial strength and power. In Chinese culture, excellent and outstanding people are compared to a dragon, while incapable people with no achievements are compared to other, disesteemed creatures, such as a worm.

The impression of dragons in a large number of Asian countries has been influenced by Chinese culture, such as in Korea, Vietnam, and Japan. Chinese tradition has always used the dragon totem as the national emblem, and the "Yellow Dragon flag" of the Qing dynasty has influenced the impression that China is a dragon in many European countries. The white dragon of the flag of modern Bhutan is a classic Chinese-style dragon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese dragon

Examples of use of Long

1. Mithun Chakraborty is in form after a long, long time.

2. "It sat around for a long, long time," Thomas said.

3. It is a long, long way from our grandparents‘ radio.

4. "These guidelines are long, long overdue," Achmat said.

5. Obviously this is a long conversation and a long haul.