livelong
целый, весь
Total, complete, wholeTotal, complete, whole.
/ˈlɪv.lɒŋ/
Translations
1 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
total, complete, whole:
Meaning
2 sensesTotal, complete, whole.
I've been working on the railroad, all the livelong day.
це́лыйcélyj, весьvesʹ
(obsolete)Lasting; durable.
More definitions
- (of time) constituting the full extent or duration
Origin
From Middle English live long, leve-long, lefe long (as in Alle the lefe longe daye), equiFrom Middle English live long, leve-long, lefe long (as in Alle the lefe longe daye), equivalent to lief + long. Compare Dutch heel den lieven langen dag (“all the livelong day”), German der liebe lange Tag (“the livelong day”) and German die liebe lange Nacht (“the livelong night”).
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedlifelongB1
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