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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

longa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables
lon-ga
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep

Belonging to; of, in, at, to.

noun

A musical note equal to two (or occasionally three) breves or whole notes.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Australian Kriol langa, from English along. Compare Bislama and Tok Pisin long.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

longae (plural) longe (plural) longas (plural)

Synonyms

quadruple whole note sextuple whole note la 'long

Questions

What does longa mean?
Belonging to; of, in, at, to.
Where does longa come from?
It is traced to English.

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