Galician

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Etymology

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Attested since circa 1300. From alongar (to lengthen) +‎ -mento.

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Noun

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alongamento m (plural alongamentos)

  1. an instance of lengthening (making or becoming longer)
  2. stretching (form of physical exercise)
  3. (phonetics) lengthening (sound change in which a phoneme becomes long)
  4. (archaic) delay
    • 1370, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 238:
      Desy gisárõsse ben de quanto mester auj́ã et, sen outro alongamento, forõ buscar al rrey Cástor et el rrey Polus
      first they outfitted themselves with everything they needed and, without further delay, they went searching for king Castor and king Pollux

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From alongar (to lengthen) +‎ -mento.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: a‧lon‧ga‧men‧to

Noun

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alongamento m (plural alongamentos)

  1. an instance of lengthening (making or becoming longer)
  2. stretching (form of physical exercise)
  3. (phonetics) lengthening (sound change in which a phoneme becomes long)
  4. allonge (slip of paper attached to a document that is out of space)
    Synonym: alongue
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