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LONG SUIT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An asset of special worth or utilityplay

Example:

cooking is his forte

Synonyms:

forte; long suit; metier; speciality; specialty; strength; strong point; strong suit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("long suit" is a kind of...):

asset; plus (a useful or valuable quality)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "long suit"):

green fingers; green thumb (a special ability to make plants grow)

Sense 2

Meaning:

In a hand, the suit having the most cardsplay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("long suit" is a kind of...):

accumulation; aggregation; assemblage; collection (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "long suit"):

strong suit (a long suit including high cards)

Holonyms ("long suit" is a part of...):

deal; hand (the cards held in a card game by a given player at any given time)

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