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The livelong day

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Archaic Usage

The phrase 'the livelong day' is old-fashioned and rarely used in modern conversation.

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Grandpa would recite tales of how he toiled in the fields the livelong day.
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Emphasizing Duration

Use 'the livelong day' to emphasize that something continues for an extended and uninterrupted period.

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The child played with his new train set the livelong day.
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Literal vs. Metaphor

This phrase can be literal or metaphorical; it might not exactly mean from sunrise to sunset.

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She waited for the courier the livelong day, though it was just a few hours.
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