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longread

longread noun: a piece of (online) long-form journalism.

Noun

longread (plural longreads)

  1. A piece of (online) long-form journalism.
    • Do longreads and long-form—those two words that developed from a hash tag—equal essay? In a way, it is instead the definition of the essay that has expanded to include the abovementioned form.2017, Orit Gat, “The Essay and the Internet”, in Houman Barekat, Robert Barry, David Winters, editors, The Digital Critic: Literary Culture Online, OR Books, →ISBN

Forms of longread

plurallongreads

Origin of longread

From long + read, perhaps from its use as a hashtag to describe such articles starting in 2009.

Questions about longread

What does longread mean?
Longread means a piece of (online) long-form journalism.
What part of speech is longread?
Longread is a noun.
What is the plural of longread?
The plural of longread is longreads.

Words near longread in the dictionary

  1. longplays
  2. Longport
  3. longprimer
  4. Longquanyi
  5. longrange
  6. longread
  7. longreads
  8. Longrich
  9. Longridge
  10. longrifle
  11. longrifles

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