Lectionary Calendar
Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
the Second Week after Epiphany
the Second Week after Epiphany
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LENGTH'EN, length'n.
1. To extend in length to make longer to elongate as, to lengthen a line.
2. To draw out or extend in time to protract to continue in duration as, to lengthen life. The days lengthen from December to June.
3. To extend as, to lengthen a discourse or a dissertation.
4. To draw out in pronunciation as, to lengthen a sound or a syllable. This verb is often followed by out, which may be sometimes emphatical, but in general is useless.
What if I please to lengthen out his date?
LENGTH'EN, To grow longer to extend in length. A hempen rope contracts when wet, and lengthens when dry.
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Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
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Entry for 'Lengthen'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/l/lengthen.html.
Entry for 'Lengthen'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/l/lengthen.html.
