long-day

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lawng, long dey]
- /lɔŋ, lɒŋ deɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lawng, long dey]
- /lɔŋ, lɒŋ deɪ/

Definitions of long-day word

adjective long-day requiring a long photoperiod in order to flower. 1
adjective long-day (of certain plants) able to mature and flower only if exposed to long periods of daylight (more than 12 hours), each followed by a shorter period of darkness 0
adjective long-day maturing and blooming under long periods of light and short periods of darkness 0

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Origin of long-day

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

First recorded in 1915-20

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Parts of speech for Long-day

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Long-day

long-day popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.