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a custom of long standing

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  • long-standing — adjective a) Describing something that has existed for a long time. Long standing custom calls for referring to the town chairman as mayor, even though we dont have a mayor. b) Describing something that has been done for so long that it has… …   Wiktionary

  • Standing — Stand ing, n. 1. The act of stopping, or coming to a stand; the state of being erect upon the feet; stand. [1913 Webster] 2. Maintenance of position; duration; duration or existence in the same place or condition; continuance; as, a custom of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Standing off — Standing Stand ing, n. 1. The act of stopping, or coming to a stand; the state of being erect upon the feet; stand. [1913 Webster] 2. Maintenance of position; duration; duration or existence in the same place or condition; continuance; as, a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Standing on — Standing Stand ing, n. 1. The act of stopping, or coming to a stand; the state of being erect upon the feet; stand. [1913 Webster] 2. Maintenance of position; duration; duration or existence in the same place or condition; continuance; as, a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • standing — n. duration 1) of (long) standing (a custom of long standing) status 2) academic; advanced standing (at a university) 3) standing among, with (standing among the voters) 4) the standing to + inf. (who has the standing to take over the leadership… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • standing — I. adjective Date: 14th century 1. a. not yet cut or harvested < standing timber > < standing grain > b. upright on the feet or base ; erect < the standing audience > 2. not flowing …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Long Island (Massachusetts) — This article is about the island Long Island, Boston. For other islands called Long Island, see Long Island (disambiguation). Long Island is situated in Quincy Bay, in the middle of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. The island forms part of the City… …   Wikipedia

  • Custom House Tower — General information Type Hotel Location 3 McKinley Square, Boston, Massachusetts …   Wikipedia

  • Custom Coaches — is an Australian bus manufacturing company started in 1935 in Guildford, New South Wales, Australia as the Cycle Components Manufacturing Company by Stanley James Hillsdon. Contents 1 Origins 2 Cycle Components Manufacturing Company 3 …   Wikipedia

  • general custom — noun : a custom or usage throughout the jurisdiction that is general, uniform, and certain and of such long standing that the courts will take judicial notice of its existence as part of the common law of the jurisdiction compare particular… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Boston Custom House — Boston Custom House, early 19th c. The Custom House in Boston, Massachusetts, was established in the 17th century and stood near the waterfront in several successive locations through the years. In 1849 the U.S. federal government constructed a… …   Wikipedia

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