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long distance definition

☆ long distance

a long-distance telephone service
long-distance definition

☆ long·-distance (-dis′təns)

adjective

  1. to or from a distant place or places long-distance telephone calls
  2. that covers a long distance a long-distance runner

adverb

by long-distance telephone service

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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