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Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Lasting minutes. not-comparable

   "The crowd gave him a rousing, minuteslong, standing ovation."

Synonyms

All synonyms

multiminuteyearslong

Example

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"The crowd gave him a rousing, minuteslong, standing ovation."

Etymology

From minutes + -long.

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