longueur

lon·gueur

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lawng-gur, long-; French lawn-gœr]
- /lɔŋˈgɜr, lɒŋ-; French lɔ̃ˈgœr/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [lawng-gur, long-; French lawn-gœr]
- /lɔŋˈgɜr, lɒŋ-; French lɔ̃ˈgœr/

Definitions of longueur word

noun plural longueur a long and boring passage in a literary work, drama, musical composition, or the like: The longueurs in this book make it almost unreadable. 1
noun longueur A tedious passage in a book or other work. 1
noun longueur a period of boredom or dullness 0
noun longueur a long, boring section, as in a novel, musical work, etc. 0

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Origin of longueur

First appearance:

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

1815-25; < French: literally, length

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Parts of speech for Longueur

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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longueur popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% 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.

longueur usage trend in Literature

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