Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

long-form

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.19 in modern English

Syllables: long--form
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Running for a relatively long time, typically more than two minutes.

adj

Longer and more detailed than is normal.

Example Sentences

"Ads may be either long form (30- to 60-minute slots) or short form (30 seconds to 2 minutes). Long-form ads have the advantage that they can paint a richer picture of the organization's activities and more fully develop the essence of its brand."
"long-form article"
"long-form news broadcast"
"long-form video"
"Digital upstarts like Buzzfeed and The Verge are relying on “long-form” editors to create big features. Heralding “a coming renaissance of long-form journalism,” the twitchy news site Politico hired away the editor in chief of Foreign Policy magazine last summer to commission writerly, deeply reported stories."

Inflected Forms

longform (alternative)

Antonyms

short-form

Questions

What does long-form mean?: Running for a relatively long time, typically more than two minutes.

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