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livelong.

Total, complete, whole.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈlɪv.lɒŋ/

  1. Total, complete, whole.

    I've been working on the railroad, all the livelong day.

  2. Lasting; durable.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English live long, leve-long, lefe long (as in Alle the lefe longe daye), equivalent to lief + long. Compare Dutch heel den lieven langen dag (“all the livelong day”), German der liebe lange Tag (“the livelong day”) and German die liebe lange Nacht (“the livelong night”).

noun/ˈlɪv.lɒŋ/

  1. Orpine (Hylotelephium telephium syn. Sedum telephium).

Where this word comes from

From Middle English live long, leve-long, lefe long (as in Alle the lefe longe daye), equivalent to lief + long. Compare Dutch heel den lieven langen dag (“all the livelong day”), German der liebe lange Tag (“the livelong day”) and German die liebe lange Nacht (“the livelong night”).

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