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hourlong

hourlong adjective: which lasts an hour, or approximately so.

Adjective

hourlong (not comparable)

  1. Which lasts an hour, or approximately so.
    • The band’s hourlong set inspired arcs of flying bodies; before it was another excellent performance by a sludgy and curious punk band with another unpublishable name, this one from Allentown, Pa.2009 January 22, Ben Ratliff, “Chords of Fame? These Bands Never Heard of Them”, in New York Times
  2. Of or relating to an hourlong period of time.

Origin of hourlong

From hour + -long.

Questions about hourlong

What does hourlong mean?
Hourlong means which lasts an hour, or approximately so.
What part of speech is hourlong?
Hourlong is an adjective.

Words near hourlong in the dictionary

  1. Hourihans
  2. houris
  3. hourless
  4. hourlessness
  5. hourlies
  6. hourlong
  7. hourly
  8. hourly rating
  9. hourly ratings
  10. hourly wage
  11. hourly wages

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