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Meaning of 'elongated' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Elongated [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Elongate

Meaning of 'elongated' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . elongated [ s]
Meaning (1):
- drawn out or made longer spatially
Example in sentence:
  • a prolonged black line across the page;
  • lengthened skirts are fashionable this year;
  • Picasso's elongated Don Quixote;
  • the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes
Meaning (2):
- having notably more length than width; being long and slender
Example in sentence:
  • an elongate tail tapering to a point;
  • the old man's gaunt and elongated frame

Nearby Words:

elocation elocular elocution elocutionary elocutionist elocutive elodian eloge elogist elogium

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