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lg.

lg. is the abbreviation of long.

lg. is the abbreviation of large.

Meaning of long

Adjective

long (comparative longer or more long, superlative longest or most long)

  1. Having much distance in space from one end to the other.
    • I need a long piece of wood.
    1. Specifically, having much distance in a horizontal dimension (see also Usage Notes below).
      • This table is long but not very high.
    2. Travelling a great distance.
      • Smith hoofs a long ball up to Jones.
    3. (informal) Having a long penis.
      • My ex was very strong but not very long.
  2. (usually, landing aircraft) Passing or landing ahead of or beyond the intended target or location.
    • The plane touched down long and overran the end of the runway.
  3. Going beyond the intended target.
    • That forehand was long. It landed two feet beyond the baseline.

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Meaning of large

Adjective

large (comparative larger, superlative largest)

  1. Of considerable or relatively great size or extent.
    • Russia is a large country. The fruit-fly has large eyes for its body size. He has a large collection of stamps.
  2. (especially, food or drink) That is large (the manufactured size).
  3. (obsolete) Abundant; ample.
    • We have yet large day.1667, John Milton, “Book V”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
  4. (archaic) Full in statement; diffuse; profuse.
    • And where hit please yow to saye that I haue holden my lady youre Quene yeres and wynters / vnto that I shal euer make a large ansuer
    • "And where it please you to say that I have holden my lady your queen years and winters, unto that I shall ever make a large answer"1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur Book XX, Chapter xj, leaf 408r-v
  5. (obsolete) Free; unencumbered.
    • Of burdens all he set the Paynims large.1600, [Torquato Tasso], “(please specify |book=1 to 20)”, in Edward Fairefax [i.e., Edward Fairfax], transl., Godfrey of Bulloigne, or The Recouerie of Ierusalem. […], London: […] Ar[nold] Hatfield...
  6. (obsolete) Unrestrained by decorum; said of language.
    • Some large jests he will make.1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

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Questions about lg.

What is lg. the abbreviation of?
Lg. is the abbreviation of long.

Words near lg. in the dictionary

  1. LFTR
  2. LFTRs
  3. LFTs
  4. LFW
  5. lg
  6. lg.
  7. LGA
  8. LGAs
  9. LGAT
  10. LGATs
  11. LGB

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lg. (page history and authors); long (page history and authors); large (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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