livelong
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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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| —adj | |
| 1. | (of time) long or seemingly long, esp in a tedious way (esp in the phrase all the livelong day) |
| 2. | whole; entire |
| —n | |
| 3. | (Brit) another name for orpine |
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Livelong
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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Example sentences
So for that livelong day they feasted till the going down of the sun, and their soul lacked not ought of the equal banquet.
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