long-held

adjective

Held (assumed, proposed, believed etc.) for a long period of time.

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Meanings

adjectivelong-held (comparative more long-held, superlative most long-held)

comparative more long-held · superlative most long-held

  1. Held (assumed, proposed, believed etc.) for a long period of time.

    The illumination was organised by Martin Whyte from events company The Stage Group, fulfilling a long-held ambition of his to light up the 21-arch Scottish structure.

    2020 April 22, “Network News: Glenfinnan turns blue to honour NHS workers”, in Rail, page 9
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APA

long-held. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-held

MLA

“long-held.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-held. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “long-held,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/long-held.

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