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LENGTHINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The consequence of being lengthened in duration
Synonyms:
continuation; lengthiness; prolongation; protraction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("lengthiness" is a kind of...):
duration; length (continuance in time)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lengthiness"):
fermata ((music) a prolongation of unspecified length on a note or chord or rest)
Derivation:
lengthy (relatively long in duration; tediously protracted)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Amount or degree or range to which something extends
Example:
the wire has an extension of 50 feet
Synonyms:
extension; lengthiness; prolongation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("lengthiness" is a kind of...):
longness (the property of being of long spatial extent)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lengthiness"):
coextension (equality of extension or duration)
