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longer-term

longer-term is the comparative form of long-term.

Meaning of long-term

Adjective

long-term (comparative longer-term, superlative longest-term)

  1. Becoming evident after a relatively long time period.
    • Time will tell what the long-term impact of the Beijing Olympics will be. But history shows that once people get a taste of freedom, they eventually want more.2010, George W. Bush, Decision Points, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 429
  2. Extending over a relatively long time period.
    • Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.2013 July-August, Philip J. Bushnell, “Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance”, in American Scientist, United States: Sigma Xi, →ISSN, →OCLC

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Questions about longer-term

What is longer-term the comparative form of?
Longer-term is the comparative form of long-term.

Words near longer-term in the dictionary

  1. longer-living
  2. longer-locked
  3. longer-running
  4. longer-standing
  5. longer-suffering
  6. longer-term
  7. Longerenong
  8. longeron
  9. longerons
  10. longers
  11. longes

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