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stand‧ing1
[only before noun]
[only before noun]1XX permanently agreed or arranged :
standing invitation (=permission to visit someone whenever you like)
a standing army (=a professional permanent army)
2 done from a standing position :
standing ovation (=when people stand up to clap after a performance)
3 something that happens often and that people make jokes about : The whole incident became a standing joke between us.
standing joke
The whole incident became a standing joke between us.