Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

long-held

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.14 in modern English

Syllables: long-held
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Held (assumed, proposed, believed etc.) for a long period of time.

Example Sentences

"The illumination was organised by Martin Whyte from events company The Stage Group, fulfilling a long-held ambition of his to light up the 21-arch Scottish structure."

Inflected Forms

more long-held (comparative) most long-held (superlative)

Questions

What does long-held mean?: Held (assumed, proposed, believed etc.) for a long period of time.

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