Phrase guide
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noun
A long period of time during which social processes develop or social structures evolve.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: historiography, history, human-sciences, sciences, social-science, social-sciences
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noun
An approach to the study of history over such long periods.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
The long term; a relatively long period of time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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History
Borrowed from French longue durée (“long duration”). Attested since the 1960s.
Across languages
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