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Definition of "longtime" []

  • Having existed or persisted for a long time: a longtime friend; a longtime resident of Detroit. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "longtime" in a sentence
  • "Cuomo said that he has unearthed what he calls a longtime Albany secret that quietly and drastically increases spending in a flawed budget process."
  • "Mr. Rosen, who was one of the three founders of Amalgamated in 2003, is leaving to pursue what he described as his longtime interests in public affairs and progressive politics."
  • "In 2006 elections, the Haitian masses voted in longtime Aristide ally René Préval as president."