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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long + standing

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Examples

  • 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.

    Bahrainis Protest Outside Parliament 2011

  • 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.

    Bahrainis Protest Outside Parliament 2011

  • Debby formally sought therapy during and after college for what she called long-standing “eating disorders.”

    Clinical Work with Adolescents Judith Marks Mishne 1986

  • 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

  • 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

  • Asked to comment, an Apple spokesman referred to a long-standing policy as outlined by Chief Executive Steve Jobs last October.

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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

  • Asked to comment, an Apple spokesman referred to a long-standing policy as outlined by Chief Executive Steve Jobs last October.

    unknown title 2011

  • Asked to comment, an Apple spokesman referred to a long-standing policy as outlined by Chief Executive Steve Jobs last October.

    unknown title 2011

  • 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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