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agelong

agelong adjective: lasting throughout all time; eternal.

Adjective

agelong (comparative more agelong, superlative most agelong)

  1. Lasting throughout all time; eternal.
    • Latter day witches, continuing the age-long cult, frequently made use of these old circles as meeting places, holding esbats, sabbats, and performing their ritual "ring" dances within the circumference of the tall granite stones.1965, Ruth E. St. Leger-Gordon, Witchcraft and Folklore of Dartmoor, page xviii. 146

Forms of agelong

comparativemore agelong
superlativemost agelong
alternative formage-long

Origin of agelong

From age + -long.

Questions about agelong

What does agelong mean?
Agelong means lasting throughout all time; eternal.
What part of speech is agelong?
Agelong is an adjective.

Words near agelong in the dictionary

  1. ageless
  2. ageless sleep
  3. agelessly
  4. agelessness
  5. agelicism
  6. agelong
  7. agemate
  8. agemates
  9. agen
  10. Agena
  11. Agenais

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