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hourlong

hourlong

3 3.4
That lasts one hour
  • adjective
  • /ˈaʊərˌlɔŋ/
translation icon : de una hora
  • "This is the first time Iran is ready to discuss all the outstanding issues that triggered the crisis in confidence," Mohamed ElBaradei, the agency's director general, said in an hourlong interview.
  • hourlong interview
  • hourlong drama
  • hourlong special

Examples

  • For example, the provider for an hourlong presentation may request that the participant attend the whole activity and return the evaluation form to receive the contact hour certificate.

    Academic text (2003)
  • She enjoyed an hourlong walk through the park every evening.

  • Proving that it is an independent branch of the government, the United States Supreme Court heard two hourlong arguments on Monday morning.

    Blog text (33)
  • Instead, the hourlong tour that my son and I took was as whitewashed as Mead's bathtub ring.

    Blog text (29)
  • After King held his hourlong session in the library with the smaller group, he held a second 45-minute session in the school's auditorium for about 80 students.

    Blog text (1)
  • In his hourlong talk, "Good, Better, Best: Teachers, Teaching, and School Reform," Lemov described some of the concrete techniques that he believes can transform good teachers into great ones.

    Blog text (13)
  • Three big concerns peppered the hourlong conversation: brand ownership, aggregation, and the way that artists are now using social media to bypass the media entirely and go straight to fans.

    Blog text (25)
  • Saturday mornings at 10 a.m., the Knoxville Visitors Center is rocking with kids' music and storytelling during its hourlong variety show, Kidstuff.

    Blog text (1)
  • The cordial, hourlong debate broke little ground from the candidates' stump speeches, even though questioners from WPVI-TV tried to elicit direct answers.

    Blog text (15)
  • They attended an hourlong meeting to discuss the upcoming project.

How Long

daylong
4 2.1
hourlong
3 3.4
half-hour
395 1.0

Surface Forms

hourlong positive

Morphology

hourlong = hour + long (transparent) = hour + long

Standard compound of two common words 'hour' + 'long' with the straightforward meaning 'lasting one hour'.

Etymology

The word hourlong joins hour and long. Hour means 'a period of 60 minutes' and long means 'lasting', so hourlong describes something that 'lasts one hour'.