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long-standing

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having existed for a long time; of long standing (duration).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonym: long-lasting (often synonymous)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: long-lasting

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: lifelong, permanent, perpetual, endless, unending

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having been done for long enough time to become convention.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonym: established
  • Long-standing custom calls for referring to the town chairman as mayor, even though we don't have a mayor.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: established

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: дългогодишен (dǎlgogodišen) — having existed for a long time
  • Bulgarian: отдавнашен (otdavnašen) — having existed for a long time
  • Finnish: pitkäaikainen — having existed for a long time
  • French: de longue date — having existed for a long time
  • French: ancien — having existed for a long time
  • German: langjährig — having existed for a long time
  • German: langgedient — having existed for a long time
  • German: jahrelang — having existed for a long time
  • German: seit langer Zeit bestehend — having existed for a long time
  • German: langbestehend — having existed for a long time
  • German: altgedient — having existed for a long time
  • German: alt — having existed for a long time
  • Hindi: सनातन (sanātan) — having existed for a long time
  • Italian: di vecchia data — having existed for a long time
  • Italian: di lunga durata — having existed for a long time
  • Italian: di lunga data — having existed for a long time
  • Latin: inveterātus — having existed for a long time
  • Māori: tūroa — having existed for a long time
  • Māori: mauki — having existed for a long time
  • Norwegian Bokmål: årelang — having existed for a long time
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: årelang — having existed for a long time
  • Portuguese: de longa data — having existed for a long time
  • Spanish: de larga data — having existed for a long time
  • Vietnamese: lâu đời — having existed for a long time
  • German: altbewährt — having been done for long enough time to become convention
  • German: alteingeführt — having been done for long enough time to become convention
  • German: altgedient — having been done for long enough time to become convention
  • German: eingeführt — having been done for long enough time to become convention
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