Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Covering a long distance.
- adjective Of, relating to, or being telephone communication to a distant station.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective covering long distances.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Over a great length (e.g. a long-distance runner).
- adjective Referring to a non-
local telephone call, atoll call
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a telephone call made outside the local calling area
- adjective covering a long distance
- adjective of or relating to or being a long-distance telephone call
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Examples
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This, friends, is called a long-distance relationship.
The Best American Poetry 2010 Amy Gerstler 2010
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And what, for us, is called a long-distance relationship?
The Best American Poetry 2010 Amy Gerstler 2010
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This, friends, is called a long-distance relationship.
The Best American Poetry 2010 Amy Gerstler 2010
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And what, for us, is called a long-distance relationship?
The Best American Poetry 2010 Amy Gerstler 2010
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This, friends, is called a long-distance relationship.
The Best American Poetry 2010 Amy Gerstler 2010
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And what, for us, is called a long-distance relationship?
The Best American Poetry 2010 Amy Gerstler 2010
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“Cannie!” he said, sounding happy to hear from me, and not at all alarmed by the fact that I was calling long-distance in what was, for me, the wee hours of the morning.
Good in Bed Jennifer Weiner 2001
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Ms. Cox is well-known as a long-distance swimmer, but she has already written two memoirs about herself "Swimming to Antarctica" and "Grayson", and this book reads like an attempt to use up material that didn't fit elsewhere.
In Brief: Adventure Michael J. Ybarra 2011
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CHICAGO — President Barack Obama's relationship with his hometown may be best described as a long-distance love affair.
Obama-Chicago Relationship: Long-Distance Love Affair About To Get Closer The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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CHICAGO — President Barack Obama's relationship with his hometown may be best described as a long-distance love affair.
Obama-Chicago Relationship: Long-Distance Love Affair About To Get Closer The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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