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long distance

–noun
telephone service between distant places.

Origin:
1900–05

long-dis⋅tance

[lawng-dis-tuhns, long-]
–adjective
1. of, from, or between distant places: a long-distance phone call.
2. for, over, or covering long distances: a long-distance runner.
–adverb
3. by long-distance telephone: to call someone long-distance.

Origin:
1880–85
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long distance  
n.  
  1. An operator or a system that places long-distance telephone calls.

  2. A long-distance telephone call.

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