Etymology

longueur

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Today it means: A lengthy passage in a dramatic or literary work, especially a dull or tedious one; a period of boredom. Full definition →

French longueur
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  1. French · borrowed fromlongueur
  2. English todaylongueur

Borrowed from French longueur (literally “length”).

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