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longest-standing

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

Meaning of long-standing

Adjective

long-standing (comparative longer-standing or more long-standing, superlative longest-standing or most long-standing)

  1. Having existed for a long time; of long standing (duration).
    • Near-synonym: long-lasting (often synonymous)
    Synonyms:
    long-lasting
  2. Having been done for long enough time to become convention.
    • Near-synonym: established
    Synonyms:
    established

Questions about longest-standing

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

Words near longest-standing in the dictionary

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

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