daylong

adjective

day·​long ˈdā-ˌlȯŋ How to pronounce daylong (audio)
: lasting all day
a daylong tour

Examples of daylong in a Sentence

a daylong tour of the city
Recent Examples on the Web More than 70 organizations attended a daylong conference last month to plan protests leading up to the DNC, Abudayyeh said, with close to 200 organizations and thousand of protesters expected to join in by August. Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, ABC News, 8 May 2024 Organizers are anticipating a few thousand attendees at the daylong event, co-chaired by Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company owner Teri Hope. Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 7 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for daylong 

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Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of daylong was before the 12th century

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“Daylong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daylong. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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