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Longfellow
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A surname originally used as a nickname for a tall person.
"Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is one of America's best-known 19th-century poets."
How to Use Longfellow
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA surname that literally means "tall man," most famous through the poet Longfellow.
Word Forms
Longfellows plural
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Etymology
From "long" + "fellow" — literally a nickname for a tall man.