long-standing tradition

  • 1long-standing — adjective * having existed for a long time: a long standing tradition/arrangement/agreement …

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  • 2long-standing — adjective having continued or existed for a long time: long standing argument/debate etc: a long standing feud between the two families | long standing arrangement/offer/relationship etc: We have a long standing tradition of hunting every fall …

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  • 3long-standing */ — UK / US adjective having existed for a long time a long standing tradition/arrangement/agreement …

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  • 4ˌlong-ˈstanding — adj having existed for a long time a long standing tradition/arrangement/agreement[/ex] …

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  • 5long-standing — adj. Long standing is used with these nouns: ↑advocate, ↑ambition, ↑animosity, ↑arrangement, ↑association, ↑belief, ↑boyfriend, ↑commitment, ↑conflict, ↑controversy, ↑convention, ↑ …

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  • 6long-stand·ing — /ˈlɑːŋˈstændıŋ/ adj : lasting or existing for a long time It was a long standing tradition for them to camp in the mountains for a week during the summer. Some long standing problems are finally being corrected. their long standing relationship …

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  • 7tradition — tradition, traditions A set of social practices which seek to celebrate and inculcate certain behavioural norms and values , implying continuity with a real or imagined past, and usually associated with widely accepted rituals or other forms of… …

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  • 8standing — stand|ing1 [ stændıŋ ] noun ** 1. ) standings plural a list of teams or players put in order according to how many points they have won in games or competitions against each other. British usually table 2. ) uncount the status or reputation that… …

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  • 9tradition — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ age old, ancient, centuries old, deep rooted, old, time honoured/time honored ▪ long, long established, long standing …

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  • 10Long house — In archaeology and anthropology, a long house or longhouse is a type of long, narrow, single room building built by peoples in various parts of the world including Asia, Europe and North America.Many were built from timber and often represent the …

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