longueur

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A lengthy passage in a dramatic or literary work, especially a dull or tedious one; a period of boredom.

Pronunciation

/lɒŋˈ(ɡ)əː/

Word forms

longueur longueurs

Etymology

Borrowed from French longueur (literally “length”).

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