Associations to the word «Overlong»

Wiktionary

OVERLONG, adjective. Too long
OVERLONG VOWEL, noun. In languages that distinguish vowel length, a vowel which is normally pronounced longer than a long vowel generally at least twice as long as a short vowel. Often consists of two syllables or moras.

Wise words

A word carries far, very far, deals destruction through time as the bullets go flying through space.
Joseph Conrad