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longitudinous

longitudinous adjective: having longitude.

Adjective

longitudinous (comparative more longitudinous, superlative most longitudinous)

  1. (rare) Having longitude.

Forms of longitudinous

comparativemore longitudinous
superlativemost longitudinous

Origin of longitudinous

From Latin longitūdin- + -ous, from oblique stem of Latin longitūdō, from longus + -tūdō. By surface analysis, longitude + -ous.

Questions about longitudinous

What does longitudinous mean?
Longitudinous means having longitude.
What part of speech is longitudinous?
Longitudinous is an adjective.

Words near longitudinous in the dictionary

  1. longitudinal wave
  2. longitudinal waves
  3. longitudinality
  4. longitudinally
  5. longitudinals
  6. longitudinous
  7. Longjam
  8. longjaw
  9. Longjia
  10. Longjiang
  11. Longjing

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