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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

  Long \Long\, a. [Compar. {Longer}; superl. {Longest}.] [AS.
     long, lang; akin to OS, OFries., D., & G. lang, Icel. langr,
     Sw. l[*a]ng, Dan. lang, Goth. laggs, L. longus. [root]125.
     Cf. {Length}, {Ling} a fish, {Linger}, {Lunge}, {Purloin}.]
     1. Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length;
        protracted; extended; as, a long line; -- opposed to
        short, and distinguished from broad or wide.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

  Longer \Long"er\, n.
     One who longs for anything.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  longer
       adj : having the greater length of two or the greatest length of
             several; "the longer (or long) edge of the door"; "the
             hypotenuse is the longest (or long) side of a right
             triangle" [syn: {longest}]
       n : a person with a strong desire for something; "a longer for
           money"; "a thirster after blood"; "a yearner for
           knowledge" [syn: {thirster}, {yearner}]
       adv : for more time; "can I stay bit longer?"

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