"longsword" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈlɒŋsɔːd/ [UK], /ˈlɔŋsɔɹd/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-longsword.wav [US] Forms: longswords [plural]
Etymology: long + sword Etymology templates: {{compound|en|long|sword}} long + sword Head templates: {{en-noun}} longsword (plural longswords)
  1. Any type of sword that is comparatively long; depending on context, applied to swords of the Bronze Age, Migration period, Viking Age and Renaissance era. Categories (topical): Swords, Weapons Synonyms (bastard sword, broadsword (colloquial), greatsword): 14th–16th century sword Translations (a kind of sword): espasa llarga [feminine] (Catalan), 長劍 (Chinese Mandarin), 长剑 (chángjiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), grootzwaard [neuter] (Dutch), slagzwaard [neuter] (Dutch), pitkämiekka (Finnish), Langschwert [neuter] (German), 太刀 (tachi) (Japanese), ロングソード (rongusōdo) (Japanese), долг меч (dolg meč) [masculine] (Macedonian), montante [feminine] (Portuguese), полутора́ручный меч (polutoráručnyj meč) [masculine] (Russian), баста́рд (bastárd) [masculine] (Russian), дли́нный меч (dlínnyj meč) [masculine] (Russian), боево́й меч (bojevój meč) [masculine] (Russian), дуги мач (Serbo-Croatian), espada larga [feminine] (Spanish), upanga mrefu (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-longsword-en-noun-njGeMN3H Disambiguation of Swords: 59 41 Disambiguation of Weapons: 65 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 74 26 Disambiguation of 'bastard sword, broadsword (colloquial), greatsword': 75 25 Disambiguation of 'a kind of sword': 75 25
  2. A European sword with a long, straight double-edged blade, a cruciform hilt, and a grip for two-handed use; prevalent from the 14th to 16th centuries.
    Sense id: en-longsword-en-noun-kQ0XtF5M
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: long sword Hyponyms: claymore

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Alternative forms

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