Meanings
adjectivedecadeslong (not comparable)
- not comparableLasting 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 2021Synonyms: multidecade
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveLasting for decades.
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Dutch decennialang
- decennialanglasting for decades
Finnish vuosikymmenien pituinen
- vuosikymmenien pituinenlasting for decades
German jahrzehntelang
- jahrzehntelanglasting for decades
Swedish decennielång
- decennielånglasting for decades
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decadeslong. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decadeslong
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“decadeslong.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decadeslong. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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