Having been made longer or stretched out in length. Describes something that has been extended beyond its normal or original proportions.
From Latin 'elongatus', past participle of 'elongare' (to remove to a distance, prolong), from 'e-' (out) + 'longus' (long). The word entered English in the 16th century, initially used in astronomy to describe the apparent distance of planets from the sun.
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