longa
[
long
-g
uh
,
lawng
-]
/ˈlɒŋ gə, ˈlɔŋ-/
noun
,
Music.
1.
the second longest note in medieval mensural notation.
Also,
long
.
Origin
1640-50;
<
Latin,
feminine of
longus
long
ars longa, vita brevis
[ah
r
s
lohng
-gah
wee
-tah
b
r
e
-wis;
English
ahrz
lawng
-g
uh
vahy
-t
uh
bree
-vis,
brev
-is,
vee
-t
uh
, ahrs]
/ɑrs ˈloʊŋ gɑ ˈwi tɑ ˈbrɛ wɪs;
English
ɑrz ˈlɔŋ gə ˈvaɪ tə ˈbri vɪs, ˈbrɛv ɪs, ˈvi tə, ɑrs/
Latin.
1.
art is long, life is short.