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Meaning of long-established | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2

Definitions

That has been in existence for a long time.

Examples

“First, the employments must be well known and long established in the neighbourhood ;”
“The age in which we live is remarkable for searching out, and sifting to the bottom, the most long-established opinions which have come down to us.”
“In the Edinburgh area, Leith and neighbouring Granton have only one terminal station where formerly there were four, and the long-established ferry from Granton to Burntisland, the history of which stretches back to the dawn of Scottish railways, is no more.”
“Some long-established trains have disappeared from the new timetables, including the through trains between Birkenhead and Margate, and York and Bournemouth. These will be restored in May, [...].”
“During Wave I formations tended to merge with their contemporaries, whereas during Wave II acquisition by longer-established unions was the predominant pattern.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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