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longage

longage noun: the opposite of a shortage; an excessive amount.

Noun

longage (plural longages)

  1. (informal) The opposite of a shortage; an excessive amount.
    • A shortage of supply is a longage of demand.

Forms of longage

plurallongages

Origin of longage

From long + -age.

Questions about longage

What does longage mean?
Longage means the opposite of a shortage; an excessive amount.
What part of speech is longage?
Longage is a noun.
What is the plural of longage?
The plural of longage is longages.

Words near longage in the dictionary

  1. Longacre
  2. Longacres
  3. longae
  4. longaeval
  5. longaevous
  6. longage
  7. longages
  8. longan
  9. Longanapan
  10. longanimity
  11. longanimous

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