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Definition of At length
1. Adverb. In a lengthy or prolix manner. "She talked at length about the problem"
Definition of At length
1. Adverb. For a long time. ¹
2. Adverb. (formal or dated) At last, finally. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of At Length
Literary usage of At length
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Pilgrim's Progress, from this World to that which is to Come by John Bunyan (1806)
"... Sloth, and Presumption fast asleep—7s despised by Formalist and Hypocrisy—-He
ascends the Hill Difficulty—Loses his roll, but at length finds it again. ..."
2. The Republic of Plato by Plato (1888)
"Be so good as to explain it to me more at length. I am fully aware of it.
But whenever the same person looks at objects on which the sun is shining, ..."
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