decadeslong

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Etymology

From decades +‎ -long.

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decadeslong (not comparable)

  1. Lasting for decades.
    • 2007 July 13, Kyle Whitmire, “Suit in U.S. Over Murders in Colombia”, in The New York Times‎[1]:
      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.

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