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long distance

noun
telephone service between distant places.

Origin:
1900–05

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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

noun
a telephone call made outside the local calling area; "I talked to her by long distance" 
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