"longtemps" meaning in French

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Adverb

IPA: /lɔ̃.tɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-longtemps.ogg
Etymology: From long + temps, from Old French lonc tans. Ultimately inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos, whence also the English phrase English long time, the French term is a cognate, not a calque, of the English. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|long|temps}} long + temps, {{uder|fr|fro|lonc tans}} Old French lonc tans, {{der|fr|ine-pro|*dlongʰos}} Proto-Indo-European *dlongʰos, {{cog|en|long time}} English long time Head templates: {{fr-adv}} longtemps
  1. for a long time; over a long period Categories (topical): Time Derived forms: avant longtemps, de longtemps
    Sense id: en-longtemps-fr-adv-Dqr2xeti Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations

Alternative forms

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