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long-standing

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long-stand·ing (lôngstndng, lng-)
adj.
Of long duration or existence: a long-standing friendship.

long-standing
adj
existing or in effect for a long time
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long-standing
adjective established, fixed, enduring, abiding, long-lasting, long-lived, long-established, time-honoured a long-standing dispute
Translations
long-standing [ˈlɒŋˈstændɪŋ] ADJ [agreement, dispute, friendship] → antiguo
long-standing [ˈlɒŋˈstændɪŋ] adjdi vecchia data


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Down his cheeks there were coursing tears--though less through grief than owing to a long-standing affliction of the eyes.
He sent the saddle without an answer, and with a sense of having done something shameful; he handed over all the now revolting business of the estate to the bailiff, and set off next day to a remote district to see his friend Sviazhsky, who had splendid marshes for grouse in his neighborhood, and had lately written to ask him to keep a long-standing promise to stay with him.
And this embrace too, owing to a long-standing impression related to his innermost feelings, had its usual effect on Kutuzov and he gave a sob.
 
 
 
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