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definition of long list
noun
(also longlist)
a list which includes a large number of items or people, which will be used later to form a short list
Fifteen of the best rising music stars have been named on the longlist for the BBC's Sound of 2010.
Submitted from United Kingdom on 17/03/2010 11:47:00
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