hourlong

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

hour +‎ -long

Adjective[edit]

hourlong (not comparable)

  1. which lasts an hour, or approximately so
    • 2009 January 22, Ben Ratliff, “Chords of Fame? These Bands Never Heard of Them”, in New York Times[1]:
      The band’s hourlong set inspired arcs of flying bodies; before it was another excellent performance by a sludgy and curious punk band with another unpublishable name, this one from Allentown, Pa.
  2. of or relating to an hourlong period of time

Usage notes[edit]

  • (number)-hourlong: increases the amount of time to (number) hours, e.g., two-hourlong.

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