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Words that aren’t what they appear to be

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accidence
livelong
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limpid
tribology

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PRONUNCIATION:

(LIV-long)

MEANING:

adjective: Whole or entire (referring to time).

ETYMOLOGY:

From Old English leof (dear, used as an intensifier) + lang (long). Ultimately from the Indo-European root leubh- (to love or to care), which also gave us love, belief, leave (permission), and lief. Earliest documented use: 1450.

USAGE:

“Life goes on in their little yellow bubble, where everyone merrily agrees with each other, all the livelong day.”
Emma Cowing; Nicola in a Spin That is Turning Her Head; Daily Mail (London, UK); May 2, 2015.

See more usage examples of livelong in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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