Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hour-long

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.09 in modern English

Syllables
hour--long
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

An hour in length; lasting for an hour.

Etymology

From hour + -long.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does hour-long mean?
An hour in length; lasting for an hour.
Where does hour-long come from?
From hour + -long.

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