Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hourslong

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hours-long
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative spelling of hours-long (“Lasting for hours.”).

Example Sentences

"Behind the nation's fighting men of today moved the still-jaunty fighting men of 1917 in an hourslong procession."
"First-time heart attacks typically occur over a longer period of time, with a slow, sometimes hourslong buildup to the 911 call."
"He writes prose with a conversational tone suited for a bus driver talking with a lone passenger on an hourslong excursion."
"As Eric Traub walked Ms. Squires around Cambridge, the two stopped for dinner and dived into an hourslong conversation about their life transitions, social justice, politics and the last decade of their lives."
"Of course, not all veterans are scribbling away madly during those hourslong sessions."

Etymology

From hours + -long.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: hours

Frequently Paired Words

multihour § Coordinate terms

Synonyms

multihour

Questions

What does hourslong mean?: Alternative spelling of hours-long (“Lasting for hours.”).
Where does hourslong come from?: From hours + -long.

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