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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ˈlong ˈdis•tance, n. [uncountable]- Telecommunicationstelephone service between distant places.
long--dis•tance, adj. [usually before a noun]a long-distance call.
adv.:to call long-distance.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024long′ dis′tance, - Telecommunicationstelephone service between distant places.
long-dis•tance (lông′dis′təns, long′-),USA pronunciation adj. - Telecommunicationsof, from, or between distant places:a long-distance phone call.
- for, over, or covering long distances:a long-distance runner.
adv. - Telecommunicationsby long-distance telephone:to call someone long-distance.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: long-distance n - (modifier) covering relatively long distances: a long-distance driver
- (modifier) (of telephone calls, lines, etc) connecting points a relatively long way apart
- chiefly US Canadian a long-distance telephone call
- a long-distance telephone system or its operator
adv - by a long-distance telephone line: he phoned long-distance
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