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Pronunciation / Transliteration: a-lar-ga-do
"La forma alargada del edificio lo hacía destacar en el horizonte."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Stretched or extended in length.
"The elongated shape of the building made it stand out in the skyline." - 2
Having a greater length than width.
"The artist preferred to use elongated figures in her paintings to convey a sense of elegance."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'elongated' originates from the Latin root 'elongare', meaning 'to lengthen', which evolved through Middle French before entering English in the late 16th century. The prefix 'e-' implies 'out' or 'away', while 'long' relates to length, reflecting the word's meaning of being made longer.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Elongated" is said worldwide
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allongé
Transliteration: a-lon-jay
"La forme allongée du bâtiment le faisait ressortir dans le paysage."
verlängert
Transliteration: fer-leng-ert
"Die verlängerte Form des Gebäudes machte es in der Skyline auffällig."
allungato
Transliteration: al-lun-ga-to
"La forma allungata dell'edificio lo faceva risaltare nello skyline."
alargado
Transliteration: a-lar-ga-do
"La forma alargada del edificio lo hacía destacar en el horizonte."
alongado
Transliteration: a-lon-ga-do
"A forma alongada do edifício fazia-o destacar-se no horizonte."
लंबा
Transliteration: lamba
"भवन का लंबा आकार इसे क्षितिज में अलग बनाता है।"
拉长的
Transliteration: lācháng de
"建筑物的拉长形状使其在天际线上显得突出。"
길어진
Transliteration: gil-eojin
"건물의 길어진 형태는 스카이라인에서 눈에 띄게 만들었습니다."
長い
Transliteration: nagai
"建物の長い形は、スカイラインで目立ちました。"
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