long-time feud

  • 1long-time — longˈ time adjective Enduring for a long time • • • Main Entry: ↑long * * * long time UK US adjective having continued or existed as a particular thing for a long time Tom’s getting married to his long time girlfriend in July. Thesaurus: existing …

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  • 2feud — feud1 [fju:d] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: feide] an angry and often violent quarrel between two people or groups that continues for a long time feud over ▪ a bitter feud over territory feud with/between ▪ a feud between rival drug… …

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  • 3feud — feud1 [ fjud ] noun count an angry disagreement between two people or groups that continues for a long time feud feud 2 [ fjud ] verb intransitive to be involved in an angry disagreement that continues for a long time …

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  • 4long-standing — long|stand|ing [ˌlɔŋˈstændıŋ US ˌlo:ŋ ] adj having continued or existed for a long time ▪ a long standing member of the committee long standing debate/dispute etc ▪ a long standing feud between the two families ▪ the long standing problem of… …

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  • 5long-running — adj [only before noun] used to talk about something that has been continuing for a long time ▪ a long running saga long running dispute/battle/debate/feud etc ▪ She was involved in a long running legal battle. long running show/musical/soap opera …

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  • 6long-stand|ing — «LNG STAN dihng, LONG », adjective. having lasted for a long time: »a long standing feud, a long standing friendship …

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  • 7Feud — A feud (pronEng|ˈfjuːd) (referred to in more extreme cases as a blood feud or vendetta) is a long running argument or fight between parties mdash;often, through guilt by association, groups of people, especially families or clans. Feuds begin… …

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  • 8feud — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ long, long running, long standing, old ▪ ongoing ▪ bitter ▪ bloody ▪ …

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  • 9feud — [[t]fju͟ːd[/t]] feuds, feuding, feuded 1) N COUNT A feud is a quarrel in which two people or groups remain angry with each other for a long time, although they are not always fighting or arguing. ...a long and bitter feud between the state… …

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  • 10feud — I UK [fjuːd] / US [fjud] noun [countable] Word forms feud : singular feud plural feuds an angry disagreement between two people or groups that continues for a long time II UK [fjuːd] / US [fjud] verb [intransitive] Word forms feud : present tense …

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