LIVELONG


Meaning of LIVELONG in English

/ ˈlɪvlɒŋ; NAmE -lɔːŋ/ adjective

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IDIOMS

- the livelong day

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English leve longe dear long (see lief and the adjective long ). The change in spelling of the first word was due to association with live (I).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.