longa

[ long-guh, lawng- ]

/ ˈlɒŋ gə, ˈlɔŋ- /

noun Music.

the second longest note in medieval mensural notation.

Also long.

Origin of longa

1640–50; <Latin, feminine of longuslong¹

Words nearby longa

loner, lonesome, Lone Star State, lone wolf, long, longa, long abductor muscle of thumb, long account, long-acting, long-acting thyroid stimulator, long-ago

Example sentences from the Web for longa

This is often quoted in the Latin form—Ars longa, uita brevis.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
"Pons longa, vita brevis," observed Hamil, intensely amused.
The Firing Line|Robert W. Chambers
Livy says that the city was named Longa because it extended along a ridge of the Alban hills.
Old Rome|Robert Burn
Longa est injuria, long / Ambages—Long is the story of her wrongs, tedious the details.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood

Two of my compatriots, Longa and Mina, are captains-general, after all.
Carmen|Prosper Merimee

单词	longa
释义	longa [ long-guh, lawng- ] / ˈlɒŋ gə, ˈlɔŋ- / noun Music. the second longest note in medieval mensural notation. Also long. Origin of longa 1640–50; <Latin, feminine of longuslong¹ Words nearby longa loner, lonesome, Lone Star State, lone wolf, long, longa, long abductor muscle of thumb, long account, long-acting, long-acting thyroid stimulator, long-ago Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for longa This is often quoted in the Latin form—Ars longa, uita brevis. Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems\|Geoffrey Chaucer "Pons longa, vita brevis," observed Hamil, intensely amused. The Firing Line\|Robert W. Chambers Livy says that the city was named Longa because it extended along a ridge of the Alban hills. Old Rome\|Robert Burn Longa est injuria, long / Ambages—Long is the story of her wrongs, tedious the details. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources\|James Wood Two of my compatriots, Longa and Mina, are captains-general, after all. Carmen\|Prosper Merimee
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