Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of long duration or existence.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective prenominal existing since a time in the distant past.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Describing something that has existed for a
long time. - adjective Describing something that has been done for so long that it has become
convention .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having existed for a long time
Etymologies
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Examples
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Obama encouraged the government of Bahrain, which he called a "long-standing partner," to lead a "meaningful, inclusive, non-sectarian and responsive" dialogue with its people.
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Obama encouraged the government of Bahrain, which he called a "long-standing partner," to lead a "meaningful, inclusive, non-sectarian and responsive" dialogue with its people.
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Debby formally sought therapy during and after college for what she called long-standing “eating disorders.”
Clinical Work with Adolescents Judith Marks Mishne 1986
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Rawlings and Sivia, 49, were described as long-standing friends, with police saying the pair had known each other since they were teenagers.
SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter By RAPHAEL SATTER 2012
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Asked to comment, an Apple spokesman referred to a long-standing policy as outlined by Chief Executive Steve Jobs last October.
For Apple, a $76 Billion Dilemma Yukari Iwatani Kane 2011
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Asked to comment, an Apple spokesman referred to a long-standing policy as outlined by Chief Executive Steve Jobs last October.
unknown title 2011
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Asked to comment, an Apple spokesman referred to a long-standing policy as outlined by Chief Executive Steve Jobs last October.
unknown title 2011
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Asked to comment, an Apple spokesman referred to a long-standing policy as outlined by Chief Executive Steve Jobs last October.
unknown title 2011
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Asked to comment, an Apple spokesman referred to a long-standing policy as outlined by Chief Executive Steve Jobs last October.
unknown title 2011
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Asked to comment, an Apple spokesman referred to a long-standing policy as outlined by Chief Executive Steve Jobs last October.
unknown title 2011
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