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nightlong en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈnaɪt.lɒŋ/
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Etymology

From Middle English *nihtlong, from Old English nihtlang (“lasting through the night, night-long, a night in length”), equivalent to night + -long.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Lasting a night (i.e. the duration of one night); lasting all night.

nightlong en · ADV · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈnaɪt.lɒŋ/
• (General-American) audio

Etymology

From Middle English nihtlonge, nihtlonges, from Old English nihtlanges (“for the night”), equivalent to night + -long.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Through the night.