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Meaning of "overlong" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERLONG

overlong  [ˌəʊvəˈlɒŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERLONG

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overlong can act as an adjective and an adverb.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES OVERLONG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overlong in the English dictionary

The definition of overlong in the dictionary is too or excessively long.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERLONG


along
əˈlɒŋ
belong
bɪˈlɒŋ
Ch´ien-lung
tʃɪˈænˈlɒŋ
daylong
ˈdeɪˌlɒŋ
erelong
ɛəˈlɒŋ
furlong
ˈfɜːˌlɒŋ
Geelong
dʒəˈlɒŋ
klong
klɒŋ
lifelong
ˈlaɪfˌlɒŋ
long
lɒŋ
oblong
ˈɒbˌlɒŋ
oolong
ˈuːˌlɒŋ
prolong
prəˈlɒŋ
schlong
ʃlɒŋ
Shillong
ʃɪˈlɒŋ
sing-along
ˈsɪŋəˌlɒŋ
summer-long
ˈsʌmərˌlɒŋ
superlong
ˌsuːpərˈlɒŋ
tagalong
ˈtæɡəˌlɒŋ
yearlong
ˈjɪəˈlɒŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERLONG

overleveraged
overlewd
overlie
overlier
overlight
overliteral
overlive
overload
overloaded
overlock
overlocker
overlook
overlooker
overlord
overlordship
overloud
overlove
overlusty
overly
overlying

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERLONG

age-long
all along
as broad as it is long
before long
come along
cut along
get along
go along
headlong
hourlong
kalong
livelong
monthlong
play along
push along
run along
sidelong
sing along
so long
string along

Synonyms and antonyms of overlong in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overlong» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERLONG

Find out the translation of overlong to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overlong from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overlong» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

超长
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

overlong
570 millions of speakers

English

overlong
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अधिक लंबा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أطول مما ينبغي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сверхдолгим
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

overlong
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সুদীর্ঘ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

très long
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengatasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

überlang
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

長過ぎる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

너무 긴
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overlong
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quá dài
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இறக்கமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आडव्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fazla uzun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

troppo lungo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wydłużona
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Наддовга
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prea lungă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπερβολικά μεγάλο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

baie lang
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

alltför lång
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

besklektet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overlong

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERLONG»

The term «overlong» is regularly used and occupies the 83.054 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERLONG» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overlong» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overlong» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overlong

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERLONG»

Discover the use of overlong in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overlong and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Linguistica Uralica
Western Hiiumaa e, however, did not develop into raised overlong or long 6. The differentiation between the original 0 and e > 6 was disappearing (Ariste 1939 : 133). In the sub-dialects of Saaremaa (at least in the western ones) one can ...
2
Metrical Stress Theory: Principles and Case Studies
clude overlong syllables within simple disyllabic feet, and in fact this option is crucial below. The central analytical problem in the overlong stress pattern is that overlong syllables behave like disyllabic sequences in some contexts but not in ...
Bruce Hayes, 1995
3
A Numerical Primer for the Chemical Engineer
... 0.0448 0.0448 overlong overlong overlong 0.2980 0.1070 defect defect defect 0.1134 0.1134 overlong overlong overlong 0.3364 0.0812 defect defect defect 0.0758 0.0758 overlong overlong overlong 0.4465 0.2693 defect unknow unknow ...
Edwin Zondervan, 2014
4
The Temporal Structure of Estonian Runic Songs
overlong first syllable, extra short second syllable vowel - kindlad (nom.pl.) - overlong first syllable, extra short second syllable vowel followed by short consonant - kindlat (part.sg.) - overlong first syllable, extra short second syllable vowel ...
Jaan Ross, Ilse Lehiste, 2001
5
The Languages of the Soviet Union
From these examples, it will be seen that an originally long vowel (including a diphthong, which also has two moras) or long consonant becomes overlong ( three moras) in an originally open syllable. Since the conditioning factor of open  ...
Bernard Comrie, 1981
6
The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese
evidence that such a distinction was relevant, for example in terms of stress placement or other phonological characteristics. However, according to Riad ( 1992: 243), such overlong syllables existed as a separate category in Old Swedish, but ...
‎2011
7
Hack I.T.: Security Through Penetration Testing
However, you can also represent these characters using so-called "overlong" sequences. Overlong sequences are technically invalid Unicode representations that are longer than what is actually required to represent the character. Both / and ...
T. J. Klevinsky, Scott Laliberte, Ajay Gupta, 2002
8
Uncle Al's Geezer Salad: A Mixed Bag of Reports on Overlong ...
More than seventy columns by favorite Star Tribune humorist, Al Sicherman ” —Sandra Mallon, Minneapolis
Al Sicherman, 2007
9
Origins of Sound Change: Approaches to Phonologization
As noted before, Estonian has three vowel quantities, short, long, and overlong. Lehiste (2004) argues that a tonal contrast is currently emerging between long and overlong vowels in disyllabic words. While the f0 in disyllabic words with a ...
Alan C. L. Yu, 2013
10
The Perception of Vowel Quantity: A Cross-linguistic ...
As noted before, Estonian has three vowel quantities, short, long, and overlong. Lehiste (2004) argues that a tonal contrast is currently emerging between long and overlong vowels in disyllabic words. While the F0 in disyllabic words with a ...
Heike Lehnert-LeHouillier, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERLONG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overlong is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Wreckers a Monumental Revelation
In an impassioned and hopeful (if overlong) love duet, Mark and Thirza agree to run away together and escape the community. Just as they ... «The Boston Musical Intelligencer, Jul 15»
2
'Minions' review: Worthy heroes
The script itself feels overlong at times, seemingly elongated just to elicit silly laughs. Scarlet Overkill's character, which gets introduced with so ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
3
'Pixels,' 'Paper Towns,' 'Southpaw': Review Revue
Rotten: “It manages to achieve the weird feat of feeling overlong and choppy at the same time, like someone edited the film with a pair of ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
4
Predictable boxing drama lacks punch
The fight choreography is on the nose: realistic, not overlong, and seen at one point from an entirely new perspective as actors give the ... «North Shore News, Jul 15»
5
Charm, goodwill and distinct pleasures reside in overlong 'Samba'
For much of its overlong running time, the French dramedy "Samba" is a warm and captivating look at the world of workers in that country ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
6
'Pixels' never comes into focus as a real picture
... follows shortly afterward, in which small cars race through New York City streets, feels like a low point, shoehorning in a chase and overlong. «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
7
Theater Listings for July 24-30
Though overlong and less immersive than it might be, the arrangements are appealing, the musicianship impressive and the performances ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
8
25 Essential Prison Movies
... touchpoint's standards, but despite an overlong, made-for-TV feel, it deserves its spot here at least for showing us the other side of the coin. «Indie Wire, Jul 15»
9
MOVIES: Schumer, Hader shine in bawdy 'Trainwreck'
But much like those films, “Trainwreck” feels overlong. The meandering third act brings the energy to a near halt, as the film veers into ... «Winston-Salem Journal, Jul 15»
10
A Strategy for Protecting Software Claims from Invalidation Under …
... or claiming appropriate techniques for performing the functions, a lack of clear definitions in the software literature, and overlong patent terms ... «IPWatchdog.com, Jul 15»

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