Meanings
comparative more longitudinous · superlative most longitudinous
- rareHaving longitude.
Origin
- Latinlongitūdō
- Latinlongitūdin-
- Englishlongitudinous
From Latin longitūdin- + -ous, from oblique stem of Latin longitūdō, from longus + -tūdō. By surface analysis, longitude + -ous.
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