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longest-running

longest-running is the superlative form of long-running.

Meaning of long-running

Adjective

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

  1. Operating for a relatively extended period of time.
    • The long-running play finally closed on Broadway, just short of setting a record for longest playing.

Questions about longest-running

What is longest-running the superlative form of?
Longest-running is the superlative form of long-running.

Words near longest-running in the dictionary

  1. longest-haired
  2. longest-lasting
  3. longest-lived
  4. longest-living
  5. longest-locked
  6. longest-running
  7. longest-standing
  8. longest-suffering
  9. longest-term
  10. longests
  11. longeth

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