Meanings
longa1
- Australian AboriginalBelonging to; of, in, at, to.First known use 19th c.
He wait longa river.
2000, Queensland Department of Justice, Aboriginal English in the courts: a handbook1 more example
This fella song all about the Aboriginal people, coloured people, black people longa Australia.
1991, Jimmy Chi, Bran Nue Dae, in Heiss & Minter, Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin 2008, p. 137
longa2
plural longae · plural longe · plural longas
- entertainmentA musical note equal to two (or occasionally three) breves or whole notes.
Synonyms: quadruple whole note, sextuple whole note
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA musical note equal to two (or occasionally three) breves or whole notes.
Origin
longa · preposition
- Englishalong
- Australian Kriollanga
- Englishlonga
From Australian Kriol langa, from English along. Compare Bislama and Tok Pisin long.
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Full word history & related roots →longa · noun
- Latinlonga
- Englishlonga
From Latin longa.
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Vietnamese tròn ba, dấu tròn ba
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Cite this entry
longa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/longa
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