- longinquity
- longinquity “remoteness,” 1540s, from L. longinquitas “length, extent, duration,” from longinquus “long, extensive, remote, distant,” from longus (see LONG (Cf. long) (adj.)) -inquus.
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longinquity
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Longinquity — Lon*gin qui*ty, n. [L. longinquitas, fr. longinquus extensive, remote, fr. longus long.] Greatness of distance; remoteness. [R.] Barrow. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
longinquity — noun length … Wiktionary
longinquity — lon·gin·qui·ty … English syllables
longinquity — länˈjiŋkwəd.ē noun ( es) Etymology: Latin longinquitas, from longinquus distant (from longus long) + itas ity more at long archaic : remoteness in space or time … Useful english dictionary
Distance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Distance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 distance distance Sgm: N 1 space space &c. 180 Sgm: N 1 remoteness remoteness farness far cry to Sgm: N 1 longinquity longinquity elongation Sgm … English dictionary for students
