long-standing

1. 1.

   having existed for a long time

   “a long-standing friendship”

   “the longstanding conflict”

   Synonymslongstanding

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Questions about long-standing

What does long-standing mean?

long-standing means "having existed for a long time".

How many syllables are in long-standing?

long-standing has 3 syllables and divides as long--stan-ding under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for long-standing?

Close synonyms include longstanding. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.