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longest.

Something that is longer than all others in its class.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlɒŋɡəst/Received-Pronunciation/ˈlɒŋɡɪst/Received-Pronunciation/ˈlɔŋɡəst/General-American/ˈlɑŋ.ɡəst/cot-caught-merger
  1. Something that is longer than all others in its class.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos Proto-Germanic *langaz Proto-West Germanic *lang Old English lang Middle English long English long English -est English longest From long + -est.

adj/ˈlɒŋɡəst/Received-Pronunciation/ˈlɒŋɡɪst/Received-Pronunciation/ˈlɔŋɡəst/General-American/ˈlɑŋ.ɡəst/cot-caught-merger
  1. superlative form of long: most long

    form-of · superlative
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos Proto-Germanic *langaz Proto-West Germanic *lang Old English lang Middle English long English long English -est English longest From long + -est.

adv/ˈlɒŋɡəst/Received-Pronunciation/ˈlɒŋɡɪst/Received-Pronunciation/ˈlɔŋɡəst/General-American/ˈlɑŋ.ɡəst/cot-caught-merger
  1. superlative form of long: most long

    form-of · superlative
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos Proto-Germanic *langaz Proto-West Germanic *lang Old English lang Middle English long English long English -est English longest From long + -est.

verb/ˈlɒŋɡəst/Received-Pronunciation/ˈlɒŋɡɪst/Received-Pronunciation/ˈlɔŋɡəst/General-American/ˈlɑŋ.ɡəst/cot-caught-merger
  1. second-person singular simple present indicative of long

    archaic · form-of · indicative · present · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos Proto-Germanic *langaz Proto-West Germanic *lang Old English lang Middle English long English long English -est English longest From long + -est.

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