long´-head´ed|ness

long´-head´ed|ness
long-head|ed «LNG HEHD ihd, LONG-», adjective.
1. having a long head; dolichocephalic.
2. Figurative. shrewd; far-sighted: »

That's a short-handed way of expressing a long-headed idea (Newsweek).

long´-head´ed|ness, noun.

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