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 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 Intel, a Silicon Valley pioneer that has been struggling in recent years, laid out its plans for catching up to Nvidia during a daylong conference. Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2024 Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig and Donna Brandenburg, who were running for governor, and political consultant John Yob, who owns Strategic National, were among nine witnesses called by prosecutors with the Michigan Attorney General's Office during the daylong exam. Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 11 Jan. 2024 Those who passed that test moved on to a daylong interview in the office, which consisted of 90-minute one-on-one sessions with each of the four current engineers. IEEE Spectrum, 13 Mar. 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 25 Apr. 2024.

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