decadeslong
adjEtymology From decades + -long.
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Lasting 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 2021:
- Synonyms
- multidecade
- Coordinate terms
- decade-long, decadelong, yearslong