English

hours-long

Lasting multiple hours

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    From hours + -long.

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    • partEnglishhours
    • suffixEnglish-long “Forms adjectives indicating length or duration when suffixed to nouns.”
      • derivedEnglishlong “Having much distance in space from one end to the other.”
        • inheritedMiddle Englishlong
        • inheritedMiddle Englishlonge
        • inheritedMiddle Englishlongen

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