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ob⋅long

  [ob-lawng, -long]
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–adjective
1. elongated, usually from the square or circular form.
2. in the form of a rectangle one of whose dimensions is greater than the other.
–noun
3. an oblong figure.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME oblonge < L oblongus rather long, equiv. to ob- ob- + longus long 1

Related forms:
ob⋅long⋅ish, adjective
ob⋅long⋅ly, adverb
ob⋅long⋅ness, noun
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ob·long   (ŏb'lông', -lŏng')   
adj.  
  1. Deviating from a square, circular, or spherical form by being elongated in one direction.
  2. Having the shape of or resembling a rectangle or an ellipse.
  3. Botany Having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides: an oblong leaf.
n.  An object or figure, such as a rectangle, with an elongated shape.

[Middle English, from Latin oblongus : ob-, intensive pref. (sense uncertain); see ob- + longus, long; see del-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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Oblong

Ob"long\, a. [L. oblongus; ob (see Ob-) + longus long: cf. F. oblong.] Having greater length than breadth, esp. when rectangular.

Oblong

Ob"long\, n. A rectangular figure longer than it is broad; hence, any figure longer than it is broad.

The best figure of a garden I esteem an oblong upon a descent. --Sir W. Temple.
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Language Translation for : oblong
Spanish: rectángulo,
German: das Rechteck,
Japanese: 楕円形
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oblong 
c.1420, from L. oblongus originally "somewhat long," from ob "to, toward" + longus "long" (see long (adj.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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