"long-awaited" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more long-awaited [comparative], most long-awaited [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} long-awaited (comparative more long-awaited, superlative most long-awaited)
  1. having been awaited for a long time Translations (having been awaited for a long time): 望眼欲穿的 (wàngyǎnyùchuān de) (Chinese Mandarin), 期待已久的 (qídàiyǐjiǔ de) (Chinese Mandarin), langverwacht (Dutch), kauan odotettu (Finnish), tant attendu (French), lang erwartet (German), langersehnt (German), várva várt (Hungarian), régóta várt (Hungarian), attesissimo (Italian), долгоочекуван (dolgoočekuvan) (Macedonian), długo oczekiwany (Polish), долгожда́нный (dolgoždánnyj) (Russian), largamente esperado [masculine] (Spanish), довгоочі́куваний (dovhoočíkuvanyj) (Ukrainian), довгожда́ний (dovhoždányj) (Ukrainian), hirddisgwyliedig (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-long-awaited-en-adj-AQDh2gfw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "sense": "having been awaited for a long time",
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          "sense": "having been awaited for a long time",
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          "sense": "having been awaited for a long time",
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      "sense": "having been awaited for a long time",
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      "sense": "having been awaited for a long time",
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      "sense": "having been awaited for a long time",
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      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "having been awaited for a long time",
      "word": "tant attendu"
    },
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "having been awaited for a long time",
      "word": "lang erwartet"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having been awaited for a long time",
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "having been awaited for a long time",
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "having been awaited for a long time",
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    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "having been awaited for a long time",
      "word": "attesissimo"
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      "lang": "Macedonian",
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      "sense": "having been awaited for a long time",
      "word": "долгоочекуван"
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      "sense": "having been awaited for a long time",
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      "sense": "having been awaited for a long time",
      "word": "долгожда́нный"
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      "sense": "having been awaited for a long time",
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    },
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      "lang": "Ukrainian",
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      "sense": "having been awaited for a long time",
      "word": "довгоочі́куваний"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Ukrainian",
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      "sense": "having been awaited for a long time",
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      "code": "cy",
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      "sense": "having been awaited for a long time",
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