lang

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[ lang ]

adjective

, Scot. and North England.

1. long ¹.

Lang

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[ lang ]

noun

1. Andrew, 1844–1912, Scottish poet, prose writer, and scholar.
2. Cos·mo Gordon [koz, -moh], 1864–1945, English clergyman: archbishop of Canterbury 1928–42.
3. Fritz, 1890–1976, U.S. film director, born in Austria.
4. Pearl, 1921–2009, U.S. dancer and choreographer.

lang.

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abbreviation for

1. language.

lang

¹

/ læŋ /

adjective

1. a Scot word for long 1

Lang

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/ læŋ /

noun

1. LangCosmo Gordon, 1st Baron Lang of Lambeth18641945MBritishRELIGION: clergyman Cosmo Gordon, 1st Baron Lang of Lambeth. 1864–1945, British churchman; archbishop of Canterbury (1928–42)
2. LangFritz18901976MAustrianFILMS AND TV: director Fritz. 1890–1976, Austrian film director, later in the US, most notable for his silent films, such as Metropolis (1926), M (1931), and The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1932)
3. LangJack (John Thomas)18761975MAustralianPOLITICS: statesman Jack ( John Thomas ). 1876–1975, controversial Labor premier of New South Wales from 1925–27 and from 1930–32, who introduced much social welfare legislation and was dismissed by the governor, Sir Philip Game, in 1932 for acting unconstitutionally

Example Sentences

They include Jake Lang, who is charged with a number of crimes including assaulting police officers, and who regularly posts online from his jail cell in New York.

From BBC

Superstar pianist Lang Lang has recorded the waltz for the New York Times, which broke the story.

From BBC

Several people replied to his post on X with images of the feminised cyborg in Fritz Lang's German expressionist film, Metropolis, from 1927.

From BBC

The program paired Lang Lang as soloist in Rachmaninoff’s potboiler Second Piano Concerto with the full score to Ginastera’s ballet “Estancia,” a Dudamel favorite that he has performed complete in Walt Disney Concert Hall and in excerpts at the Hollywood Bowl over the last two years.

From Los Angeles Times

By 1932 we had three films: a dreadful 1915 silent starring America’s sweetheart, Mary Pickford; Fritz Lang’s creepily effective 1919 silent, “Harakiri”; and in 1932, the faintly ridiculous early talky with a captivating Sylvia Sidney and the young, debonair-in-the-making Cary Grant.

From Los Angeles Times