longstanding

[ lawng-stan-ding, long- ]

/ ˈlɔŋˈstæn dɪŋ, ˈlɒŋ- /

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adjective

existing or occurring for a long time: a longstanding feud.

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enduring, lasting, long-lasting.

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Origin of longstanding

First recorded in 1595–1605; long¹ + standing

How to use longstanding in a sentence

First, Palmer's girlfriend of long standing, Paula, drops by.
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And so some long-standing policies have changed dramatically and in a hurry.
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Republican fealty to the interests of the investor class has been long-standing.
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Russian surveillance planes already fly over America, thanks to a long-standing treaty.
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A mother in her forties wrote that she had long-standing problems which she was desperate not to transmit to her daughter.
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The church has lately been much enlarged, and the long-standing rebuke no more exists.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
The basophilic variety is less common, and is confined to long-standing severe myelogenous leukemia.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
This letter indirectly points out two long-standing radical errors in engineering phraseology.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
Even where there is a long standing friendship it is not well to visit uninvited.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
If thus used two or three days in succession it will effectually loosen tartar, even of long standing.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley

British Dictionary definitions for longstanding

long-standing

adjective

existing or in effect for a long time

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