long-lasting


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long-lasting

adj
lasting for a long time; not short-lived
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long′-last′ing



adj.
1. enduring or existing for a long period of time: a long-lasting friendship.
2. effective for a relatively long period of time: a long-lasting pain reliever.
[1520–30]
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Adj. 1. long-lasting - existing for a long time; "hopes for a durable peace"; "a long-lasting friendship"
long - primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long"
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long-lasting

adjective enduring, lasting, continuing, remaining, surviving, permanent, prevailing, persisting, persistent, eternal, abiding, perennial, durable, immortal, steadfast one of the long-lasting effects of the infection
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long-lasting

adjective
Existing or remaining in the same state for an indefinitely long time:
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Translations

long-lasting

[ˈlɒŋˈlɑːstɪŋ] ADJ [material, memory, effect] → duradero
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