"long-held" meaning in English

See long-held in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more long-held [comparative], most long-held [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} long-held (comparative more long-held, superlative most long-held)
  1. Held (assumed, proposed, believed etc.) for a long period of time.
    Sense id: en-long-held-en-adj-TUDxVT-w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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