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long-drawn-out

[lawng-drawn-out, long-]
–adjective
1. lasting a very long time; protracted: a long-drawn-out story.
2. of great length; long: a long-drawn-out line of soldiers.
Also, drawn-out, long-drawn.


Origin:
1900–05
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long-drawn-out   (lông'drôn'out', lŏng'-)
adj.  Greatly extended or protracted; prolonged: a long-drawn-out speech.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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