ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Long-established

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Long-established is an adjective meaning That has been in existence for a long time.

Meaning

That has been in existence for a long time.

Example Sentences

First, the employments must be well known and long established in the neighbourhood ;
The age in which we live is remarkable for searching out, and sifting to the bottom, the most long-established opinions which have come down to us.
During Wave I formations tended to merge with their contemporaries, whereas during Wave II acquisition by longer-established unions was the predominant pattern.
Some long-established trains have disappeared from the new timetables, including the through trains between Birkenhead and Margate, and York and Bournemouth. These will be restored in May, [...].

Word Forms

Synonyms for long-established

Depending on context, synonyms include well-established.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include long-running, long-standing, longtime, long-term, long-awaited, well-established.

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