decades-long

adjective

Lasting multiple decades (i.e. greater than twenty years)

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Meanings

adjectivedecades-long (not comparable)

alternative decadeslong

  1. not comparableLasting multiple decades (i.e. greater than twenty years)

Origin

From decades + -long.

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APA

decades-long. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decades-long

MLA

“decades-long.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decades-long. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decades-long,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decades-long.

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