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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

de longa data

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dʒi ˈlõ.ɡɐ ˈda.tɐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Long-standing/ˌlɒŋˈstæn.dɪŋ/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2540 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Eles têm uma amizade de longa data."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having existed or continued for a long time.

    "They finally resolved their long-standing dispute through mediation."
  2. 2

    Established over a long period.

    "She has been a long-standing member of the committee for over twenty years."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the Old English words 'lang' (extending far in space or time) and 'standan' (to remain in a particular state or position). Dating back to the late 16th century, the compound evolved to describe customs, traditions, or relationships that have endured firmly over a considerable duration.

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