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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslongilineo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: lɔn.ɡiˈli.ne.o
"La modella ha un fisico longilineo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having long legs.
"The long-legged dancer gracefully leaped across the stage." - 2
Having long stems or stalks, typically used in reference to plants.
"The seedlings became long-legged and weak due to a lack of sufficient sunlight."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the Old English adjectives 'lang' (long) and the noun 'leggr' (leg) from Old Norse, which evolved through Middle English compounds. The morphological structure directly describes physical proportions and has been used since the late Middle Ages.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Long-legged" is said worldwide
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gigantesque
Transliteration: zhã-gã-tɛsk
Script: aux longues jambes
"Le mannequin était grand et aux longues jambes."
langbeinig
Transliteration: ˈlaŋˌbaɪnɪç
"Das Pferd ist sehr langbeinig und elegant."
longilineo
Transliteration: lɔn.ɡiˈli.ne.o
"La modella ha un fisico longilineo."
longilineo
Transliteration: loŋ.ɡiˈli.ne.o
Script: longilíneo
"El atleta tiene una figura longilínea."
pernas longas
Transliteration: ˈpɛɾ.nɐs ˈlõ.ɡɐs
"A gazela é um animal de pernas longas."
लंबी टांगों वाला
Transliteration: lambi taangon wala
"वह लंबी टांगों वाला धावक है।"
长腿的
Transliteration: cháng tuǐ de
"那个模特有一双长腿。"
다리가 긴
Transliteration: dariga gin
"그는 다리가 긴 모델입니다."
脚長の
Transliteration: ashi-naga no
"彼女は脚長の体型をしています。"
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