Decade-long

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Extending over a decade. not-comparable

    "By 1960, NASA had sketched the outline for a decadelong effort toward unmanned and then manned lunar explorations, as well as sending spacecraft to Venus and Mars."

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"Croatia joined the EU on July 1, 2013, following a decade-long accession process."

Etymology

From decade + -long.

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