"half-long" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} half-long (not comparable)
  1. Between a short vowel and a long vowel in length. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-half-long-en-adj-oIV6vYcl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45

Noun

Forms: half-longs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} half-long (plural half-longs)
  1. A vowel that is between a short vowel and a long vowel in length. Synonyms: half-long vowel
    Sense id: en-half-long-en-noun-54Mce7Qh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for half-long meaning in English (1.5kB)

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