live·long (l v lông, -l ng)adj. Complete; whole: the livelong day. [Middle English : leve, lefe, dear, used as an intensive (from Old English l  of, dear; see leubh- in Indo-European roots) + long, long; see long1.] |
livelong [ˈlɪvˌlɒŋ]
adj Chiefly poetic
1. (of time) long or seemingly long, esp in a tedious way (esp in the phrase all the livelong day)
2. whole; entire
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Brit another name for orpine
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| Noun | 1. |  livelong - perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowersgenus Sedum - large genus of rock plants having thick fleshy leaves sedum - any of various plants of the genus Sedum |
| Adj. | 1. | livelong - (of time) constituting the full extent or duration; "all the livelong day" whole - including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete; "gave his whole attention"; "a whole wardrobe for the tropics"; "the whole hog"; "a whole week"; "the baby cried the whole trip home"; "a whole loaf of bread" |
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