daylong

adjective

day·​long ˈdā-ˌlȯŋ How to pronounce daylong (audio)
: lasting all day
a daylong tour

Examples of daylong in a Sentence

a daylong tour of the city
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The 8-hour charge is more than adequate for most workouts and daylong activities, and the case provides another 24 hours of juice. Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 1 Nov. 2024 Cleveland Public Theatre knows how to put on a street festival, and the free daylong celebration is fun for the whole fam. Sam Allard, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024 Sweeney later started accounts on the platform that posted the same information with daylong delays, which are still up. Kevin Collier, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024 High: Mavi at Crescent Ballroom Mavi brought a daylong hip-hop showcase that had featured several up-and-coming Arizona artists, from KJAD to Psypiritual and Apetight, to a triumphant close at Crescent Ballroom. Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for daylong 

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of daylong was before the 12th century

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“Daylong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daylong. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.

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