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At Sunday’s Mass that launched the daylong celebration, López and Ramírez — wearing sequined and embroidered huipil and skirt, colorful ribbons tied in her hair — led a dozen faithful in a traditional barefoot dance bringing the offerings to the altar.—Giovanna Dell'orto, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2025 Deadline on Monday launched the streaming site for Contenders Film: International, its daylong showcase of movies in the conversation for this year’s International Feature Oscar race.—The Deadline Team, Deadline, 9 Dec. 2024 The judge heard arguments from the lawyers about these and several other issues at a daylong hearing last week.—Jean Casarez, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025 Both itineraries also include a daylong stop each in Winona and Red Wing.—Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for daylong
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of daylong was
before the 12th century
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