longe

[luhnj, lonj]

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noun

a long rope used to guide a horse during training or exercise.

verb (used with object)

longed, longeing

to train or exercise (a horse) by use of a longe.

longe

/ lʌndʒ, lɒndʒ /

noun

an older variant of lunge 2

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Word History and Origins

Origin of longe¹

< French, Old French: noun use of longe (adj.) < Latin longa, feminine of longus long ¹

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Word History and Origins

Origin of longe¹

C17: via Old French from Latin longus _long ¹

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Several would not be returning at all, De Longe said.

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De Longe asked as she took attendance.

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De Longe, who taught at Palisades Charter Elementary for 11 years, was slightly frazzled as she tried to figure out how to haul a big new rug and boxes of school supplies from the sidewalk to her new classroom at the end of a long hallway.

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In De Longe’s classroom, I grabbed a pair of scissors, cut through the new rug’s plastic packaging and unfurled it on the hardwood floor.

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First-grade teacher Jean De Longe had no time to waste when she arrived at Brentwood Elementary Science Magnet early Wednesday morning.

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long-drawn-out long-eared owl

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