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
Recent Examples on the Web Guests paid $1,200 for a daylong Summit Pass or $4,000 for a Weekender Pass, which included a two-night stay at the resort, a welcome dinner and brunch. Ingrid Schmidt, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Apr. 2024 The vote came at the end of a daylong meeting in Sacramento during which farmers and representatives of local groundwater agencies urged the state water board to postpone the intervention and give them more time to improve their local plan for moving toward sustainable groundwater management. Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024 The daylong event in Kigali included the lighting of a remembrance flame, a night vigil and a wreath-laying ceremony at the Kigali Genocide Memorial, which is the final resting place for the remains of over 250,000 victims of the slaughter. Abdi Latif Dahir, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2024 Across the Gaza Strip, families like hers are breaking their daylong fasts with dates, cans of fava beans, or soup handed out as aid. Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2024 The faithful and their guests break a daylong fast during an evening meal called iftar — a celebration typically starting with the sugary, sticky bite of a date, said to be one of the Prophet Muhammad’s favorite foods. Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024 On Friday morning in New York, Biden offered what's become a recurring laugh line to the Victory Fund National Finance Committee Spring Retreat -- a daylong gathering at the InterContinental New York Barclay hotel with 175 top-dollar donors. Libby Cathey, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024 Under Article 81, prospective guardians need only take a daylong course to get certified. Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2024 On Sunday his ministers and other senior officials attended a daylong conference to present their plans for the future as Ukraine moves into a third year of full-scale war with Russia. Constant Méheut, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024

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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 28 Apr. 2024.

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