"decade-long" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: decade + -long Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|decade|long}} decade + -long Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} decade-long (not comparable)
  1. Extending over a decade. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Ten, Time Synonyms: decade long, decadelong Coordinate_terms: decadeslong (english: multiple decades), yearslong Translations (extending over a decade): yli vuosikymmenen kestävä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-decade-long-en-adj-52S82PfR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -long

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