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decadeslong en · ADJ

Etymology

From decades + -long.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Lasting for decades.
    • From the start of its operations in Colombia, the company was on guard against the decadeslong civil strife in the country between left-wing guerrilla and right-wing paramilitary groups, witnesses have testified. 2007 July 13, Kyle Whitmire, “Suit in U.S. Over Murders in Colombia”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2021:

Coordinates

yearslong · decade-long · decadelong

Synonyms

multidecade

Translations (4)

nl decennialang (lasting for decades) · de jahrzehntelang (lasting for decades) · fi vuosikymmenien pituinen (lasting for decades) · sv decennielång (lasting for decades)