monthlong

adjective

month·​long ˈmən(t)th-ˈlȯŋ How to pronounce monthlong (audio)
: lasting a month

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The vibe: The D.C. area has tons of options to celebrate the monthlong German tradition. Analis Bailey, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024 Most of the liberated communities lie in the northern parts of the country, and had suffered extensive damage to buildings and infrastructure during the monthlong Russian occupation. New York Times, 16 Apr. 2022 In complete sentences and a narrative tone that sounded as if it had been ripped from a novel, Corcoran recounted in detail a nearly monthlong period of the documents investigation, according to two people familiar with the matter. Alan Feuer, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2023 By the late 1960s, with a growing civil-rights movement, the weeklong celebration had evolved into a monthlong commemoration. Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2023 See all Example Sentences for monthlong 

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of monthlong was in 1843

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“Monthlong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monthlong. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.

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