Longstanding and Long

Longstanding

Longstanding adjective - Having existed for a long time.
Usage example: a longstanding friendship

Long and longstanding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Long" instead an adjective "Longstanding".

Long

Long adjective - Primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified.
Usage example: long ago

Longstanding and long are semantically related. You can use "Longstanding" instead an adjective "Long".

Nearby Word: longed
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