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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese comprido, conprido, past participle of comprir, conprir, from Latin complēre (to fill up).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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comprido (feminine comprida, masculine plural compridos, feminine plural compridas, comparable, comparative mais comprido, superlative o mais comprido or compridíssimo, diminutive compridinho, augmentative compridão)

  1. long (having great length)
    Synonym: longo
    Antonym: curto
  2. long; lengthy (having great duration)
    Synonyms: longo, extenso
    Antonym: curto
  3. tall and lean; lanky

Usage notes

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  • comprido and longo can largely be treated as synonyms but longo is preferred when referring to greater distances or periods of time.[1]

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Longo e comprido”, in Ciberdúvidas da Língua Portuguesa[1], 16 December 2003, archived from the original on 19 May 2023

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