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LONGSTANDING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having existed for a long time
Example:
the longstanding conflict
Synonyms:
long-standing; longstanding
Classified under:
Similar:
long (primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified)
Context examples:
A discovery made by Junhwan Kim, PhD, assistant professor at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, is challenging science's longstanding beliefs regarding the cellular makeup of the brain.
(Discovery Challenges Belief about Brain's Cellular Makeup, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
An intensive low-calorie diet involving a total daily intake of 700 calories (less than one cheeseburger) for 8 weeks has been associated with remission in almost nine out of ten people with recently diagnosed diabetes and in a half of people with longstanding disease.
(Type 2 diabetes remission possible with ‘achievable’ weight loss, University of Cambridge)
The severity of drought conditions during the demise of the Maya civilisation about one thousand years ago has been quantified, representing another piece of evidence that could be used to solve the longstanding mystery of what caused the downfall of one of the ancient world’s great civilisations.
(Scientists measure severity of drought during the Maya collapse, University of Cambridge)
