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long time no hear

long time no hear interjection: i haven't heard from you for a long time.

Interjection

  1. (idiomatic) I haven't heard from you for a long time.
    • Dave! Long time no hear! How has Boston been treating you?

Origin of long time no hear

Modelled on earlier long time no see.

Questions about long time no hear

What does long time no hear mean?
Long time no hear means i haven't heard from you for a long time.
What part of speech is long time no hear?
Long time no hear is an interjection.

Words near long time no hear in the dictionary

  1. long thousand
  2. long thousands
  3. long throw
  4. long throws
  5. long time
  6. long time no hear
  7. long time no see
  8. long title
  9. long titles
  10. long toe
  11. long toes

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