long-held

adj

long-held

adj

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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