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long tail

noun

  1. commerce the segment of a market representing the large number of products that sell in small quantities, considered by some to be of greater financial value than the few products that sell in very large quantities
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of long tail1

C21: from the appearance of typical sales patterns on a graph
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Example Sentences

Does OWS stand any chance to be looked on favorably in the long tail of history?

The hairy animal, with the long tail, came straight for the bush behind which Squinty was hiding, and crawled through.

He preceded it by some yards, riding Djerid, who whisked his long tail till it whistled in the dust of the dirty pavement.

Ordered that no long tail wigs, large sleeves or ruffles be worn by any member at the club.

This animal, which is originally a native of Spain, has acquired a long tail in Tartary, and a thick bushy coat in Syria.

She is betrayed in the usual manner, and finds, when too late, that she is embracing a hairy incubus which has a long tail.

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