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annoso

long-standing

adjective ahn-NOH-zoh Rare
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Origin: From Latin annosus, full of years.

Also means

age-old

Usage Note

Annoso literally means 'full of years' and is almost always used figuratively for problems or debates that have dragged on unresolved for a long time: una questione annosa (a long-standing issue). It is rarely used of people or concrete objects. The feminine form is annosa.

Examples

"Hanno ripreso a discutere di questo annoso problema."

Natural Translation

They started discussing this long-standing problem again.

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