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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
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Longstanding

And now, it seems, according to another royal expert of longstanding, the narrative is set.

What part of speech is "longstanding" in the PP "of longstanding"? Is it a noun, verb or adjective?

  

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anonymous And now, it seems, according to another royal expert of longstanding, the narrative is set . What part of speech is "longstanding" in the PP "of longstanding"? Is it a noun, verb or adjective?

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  • anonymous And now, it seems, according to another royal expert of longstanding, the narrative is set .
  • What part of speech is "longstanding" in the PP "of longstanding"?
  • Is it a noun, verb or adjective?
  • Dictionaries say it's an adjective.
  • Merriam-Webster has standing (noun) : maintenance of position or condition a custom of long standing CJ
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anonymous

And now, it seems, according to another royal expert of longstanding, the narrative is set.

What part of speech is "longstanding" in the PP "of longstanding"? Is it a noun, verb or adjective?

Dictionaries say it's an adjective.

Merriam-Webster has

standing (noun) : maintenance of position or condition

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According to Google results, some people apparently do think that usage such as in "royal expert of longstanding" is possible, in which case "longstanding" would be a noun. To me, it should be "royal expert of long standing".

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