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Princeton's WordNet

  1. longways, longways danceadverb

    country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other

  2. lengthways, lengthwise, longwise, longways, longitudinallyadverb

    in the direction of the length

    "He cut the paper lengthwise"

Wiktionary

  1. longwaysadverb

    Lengthwise, in the longer direction.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Longwaysadverb

    In the longitudinal direction.

    Etymology: This and many other words so terminated are corrupted from wise.

    This island stands as a vast mole, which lies longways, almost in a parallel line to Naples. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Longwaysadverb

    lengthwise

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of longways in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of longways in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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